Stoliker, Edna, Three-Decker
Why it's listed
Built around 1916 at 41 Plantation Street in Worcester, this Colonial Revival three-decker is a well-preserved example of a building type that shaped the city's neighborhoods. It follows the usual side-hall plan, but side-wall jogs and square projecting window bays make its layout more complex than most. The wood clapboard exterior has wide shingle bands between stories, a full-front gable pediment, and regularly spaced cornice brackets. A three-story bay window sits beside the entry, and a three-tier porch with heavy square columns and arched openings on the upper levels wraps part of the first story. The house was part of a wave of three-decker building in the 1910s and 1920s that created a modest, ethnically mixed, multi-family neighborhood in the Plantation Street area. Edna Stoliker is the first known owner, and early residents included a teamster and a hoseman. It was listed for its association with that neighborhood growth and for its architectural quality, with no major alterations recorded.
Significance in brief: It is tied to the eastward expansion of ethnically mixed, multi-family suburban development into the Plantation Street area in the 1910s and 1920s. It is also an unusually well-preserved and elaborately detailed local example of Colonial Revival three-decker design.
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 89002449, listed February 9, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 41 Plantation St., Worcester |
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| County | Worcester County |
| Listed | February 9, 1990 |
| Reference number | 89002449 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival Three-Decker |
| 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 is described as very good, with no major alterations; present use is residential. |
| Acreage | 0.2 |
| Coordinates | 42.25370, -71.78204 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 89002449.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5340099
- This listing as JSON
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