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- FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - - - In Area no. Form no. 103-B - 1. Town Worcester Address 26 Old Lincoln Street Name Bliss Building Present use residential 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number Roll 26 - 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. Present owner Le jan Realty Trust Room 303/340 Main Street 3. Description: Date 1888 Source exterior date plaque - Style elements of Victorian Gothic & Queen Anne Architect Barker & Nourse Exterior wall fabric_brick Outbuildings (describe) none Other features floral panels, terracott: chimney pots, sandstone banding. name & date plaques Alterednot significantligate_ Moved - no Date Assessor's Book 1, p. 5 19/26923014683640 UTM. 5. Lot size: Lot 1, 2634 sq. It.
One acre or less X Over one acre 60- Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street 10' 6. Recorded by B.R.Pfeiffer OrganizationWorc. Heritage Pres. Soc. Date December 1977 (over) 30M-5-77 7. Original owner (if known)_ William H. Bliss Original use residential apartments Subsequent uses (if any) and dates_same 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) The Bliss Building is a four-storey brick block of rectangular plan.
The building's facade (east) is symmetrical rising from a foundation of rock-faced sandstone to a brick and sandstone parapet which bears a name plaque. The center entry is framed by square columns with channeling and rosettes; window trim varies by storey, although all is made of rock-faced sandstone. Beginning at the top of the first storey, two brick piers divide the wall into three sections, these piers rise to terracotta ventilators above the para- pet- Other decorations of the facade includes terracotta tiles (second storey) and a sandstone date plaque. sidewalls oi the Biiss Building are undecorated structures. I and were orignally concealed by neighboring Located immediately north of Lincoln Square, the Bliss Building wargeng natte fans.
Dur di tre tentietdceparty,nt hoases bsit twentieth century, highway construc- tion, urban renewal and the area's residential decline have resulted in the demolition of virtually all other buildings of this type around Lincoln Square. The Bliss Building was constructed for William Bliss, the son- of Harrison Bliss, both of whom were real estate de- velopers in the Lincoln Square and downtown sections of Worcester. The Bliss Building is currently in original condition. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Sanitary IEngineer, Vol. XVII, March 17, 1888, p. x (bldg. notice). ropert Wanceoter Multple Resonee Aua (Partial Laventany) state MA (Warcester Horking Number8. 30. 79. 2060 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos 383 .+13 Maps 2,63 Excellent multyll resource someratinn for the eatire cety HISTORIAN of Worceoter.
Both the general descrytion staterent of /Acapt ae sa. Eack typ of Dsett io not incldm excheded e weel. Lightne 10-30-79 bitena ao n ime (1-15 decken BAROMORTURAL HISTORAN apposition is higt. Mno pached shets. coan w/h Bmiés ummento 102-4-3, "G-CBD -", "7-E, and 130-CBD-50 anl 44. Integnty and /o bondaries need to be addessed spearhcully on induidual mms. DUBIÉ ARCHEOLOGIST 130- CBD-44- 1am nst cenvinced fus has dscussed with eefcane and coeyorzaoen nth Eee attal i be WITH 3 EXCERMONS AU PROPERTIES APPEAN TO ME TO MOCT AK CRITEEM AND MHE OTHER FORMS ARE ADEQUATE RED BOTH TECHNILALLT AND TO DETERMINE SICNIFICANCE, ALMOUEH SOME ES THE FORMS DID NOT CONTAN SIRONE STATEMENS IF SIGNIFICANCE THE ACLEAT KESOURCE CATEGOMES WERE TIDROUGHLY DICUSSED IN TE BODY OF MHE NDRINATION; 2/28,88 TAEREFORE SNGNIFICANCE MAS ESTABLISHED.
HBDS WERE NOT VELESSARY BELNSE DF NHE SCHE MAPSAND CLESALY DELINEATE BOUNDAMES. ALRENDE WAS MISTIAG DIU SAMCE PROPEATTES BUT EIS MOW INCLIDEN AFTER THE 2/11/ CORRELTORS. THE ONLY PROPERTIES TEST I DO NOT RECOMMEND LASTING ARE - 116-CBD-/Z- DESAOYEO BYFIRE MO - 16 CBD-!! HAER Inventory - Review 130-CBD-44- DOES. NOT RETUIN INTEGRITY FOR INDI VIDUKA ELGIBILITY v102-L-3 / 0026N4), BU "BET CONVINKER ABOUT BOUNDANES REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BUT BELENE MEY SOUCA BE OK. - AASEM ON ADDLTTONA DOCULLENTATTAN SUBMITTED - / DEFER JUDLEMENT. Recommand Listine propertres nexcept these 3. Return 116-CBD-1. to Stute (roFete o to ducuss futtr u/NR +Stute.
DUBIE & BRANCH CHIEF 3/3/8 Retum 102-L-3 to State fer coredtem; HOLD 130-CBD -44 for info from stute DUBLE Staff conferene 3/5/30-agued to actioi as zusted belri 16-CBD-1 (official notfiratin of also won sfite) KEEPER soldhe 3/5/80 Entered MAR 5 1980 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry Send-back Re-submit United States Department of the Interior - Heritaqe Conservation and Recreation Service HOING SEee JUN 1979 ints by Berkey 103 - B30 AUG 1979 26 Old Lincoln St. Bliss Bulding Wercester MR/ Ma east elevation ints Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000304