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FORM B - BUILDING rel no 80000414 - MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - - - In Area no. Form no. 163-C 1. Town Address Name Worcester 651 Park Avenue Stearns Tavern Present use_bank & offices 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number Exp. 10 A 4' Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. Present owner(Home Federal Sav.&Loan) Salloom Realty Trust 3. Description: 14 Brookline St., Worc. Date ca. 1812 (see reverse#9) Source see reverse #9 Roll 22 Style Federalist vernacular Architect unknown (if any) Exterior wall fabric clapboard Outbuildings (describe) , none Other featurescenter entrance facade with side-lighted entry (& fanlight) side entries with moulded caps, twin chimneys entry porch removed Altered_bldg.
resotoredate_1974 Movedfrom 1030Main StDate 1974 Assessor's Book 8, p. 24, 19/266060/4680720 UTM 5. Lot sizeLot 11, 21,258 sq.ft. One acre or less Over one acre Approximate frontage 161' Approximate distance of building from street 6. Recorded by D.Latino, ed. B.R.Pfeiffer OrganizationWorc. Heritage Pres. Soc. Date January 1978 (over) 30M-5-77 7. Original owner (if known)_ Original use Charles Stearns tavern Subsequent uses (if any) and dates_ 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural - The Arts Commerce Communication Community development residence, commercial, bank (present) Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industrý Military Political Recreation -Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9.
Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) Now used as a bank, the Stearns Tavern is a two-storey timber frame house with a symmetrical center-entrance facade and twin (in- terior) chimneys. Located at the building's northeast corner is a two-storey wing which contains the present bank-hall. The building's main entry contains an unusual six panel door set between sidelights ana surmounted by a low fanlight. side entries to the house (north & south) are set in moulded architraves and capped by entablaturs and cornices. Originally located at 1030 Main Street, The Stearns Tavern was moved to its present location in 1974 at which time it was re- stored and converted to bank use.
The building's construction date is uncertain although exterior evidence and one nineteenth-century source point to 1812 as a likely date.* At the time of the building's move, an enclosed, one-bay entry porch was removed from the facade to reveal the present doorway. In all, the building's present condi- tion and decorative details mark it as Worcester's best example of Federalist Vernacular architecture. Accoring to secondary sources, the tavern was built by Charles Stearns and opened in 1812. The opening was marked by the erection of a Liberty Pole nearby. After a relatively brief ownership, Stearns Betreon s5av and sold the tavern to Deacon Uriah Stone, who kept it for a few years. Between 1824 and 1830, the tavern was operated as a hotel by Joseph Curtis, who sold the property to C.M.Delant around 1837.
* Construction dates of ca 1750 were estimated at the time of the move based on the heaviness of the building's framingi while it is possible that the frame dates from the mid-eighteenth century, it 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Worcester Evening Gazette. 11/6/1974. Worcester Sunday Telegram. 12/15/1974. Worcester Telegram. 9/10/1960. (photograph with porch). Carruth, L. Qld House Notebooks. (at Worc. Public Library). Mange, P. Our Inns from 1718 - 1918. p. 25. Spears, J. Old Landmarks... p. 67. Wall, C. Reminiscences....p. 39. - INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Commnity: Worcester Form No: 163-C Property Name: Stearns Tavern Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. : 9.
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