Johnson, Paul, Three-Decker
Why it's listed
Seven Stanton Street in Worcester is a three-decker house built around 1908 in the Queen Anne style. It has a hip roof, a side-hall plan and an asymmetrical front facade with a three-tier porch beside a shallow three-story bay window. Lathe-turned posts with heavy brackets support the porch, and the walls are wood clapboard with shingle bands between stories on the bays. Bracketed cornice eaves and 2/1 windows complete the exterior. It represents the modest, simplified Queen Anne three-deckers popular in the first decade of the twentieth century. The house stood in the eastern part of a working-class neighborhood along Belmont Street, home mostly to families of Swedish, Finn-Swede and Finnish background, many employed as skilled metalworkers. Its first owner, Paul Johnson, was a patternmaker. Early tenants included a machinist and a draughtsman, and later residents included machinists, an electrician and a carpenter. The building was listed for its link to this neighborhood and for its well-preserved design.
Significance in brief: It is tied to the working-class Scandinavian multi-family neighborhood that grew along Belmont Street in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also a very well-preserved example of the simplified, locally popular Queen Anne three-decker. It meets criteria A and C at the local level.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 89002437, listed February 9, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 7 Stanton St., Worcester |
|---|---|
| County | Worcester County |
| Listed | February 9, 1990 |
| Reference number | 89002437 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, European, Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition described as very good; present use is residential, the same as its original use. |
| Acreage | 0.2 |
| Coordinates | 42.27315, -71.78569 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89002437.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7151615
- This listing as JSON
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