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FERM &- BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 Photo (3"x3" or 3"x5, black and hite) Indicate address of property on back of photo. : Staple to left side of form. Sketch Map: Draw map showing property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and/or geographical features. Indicate all buildings between inventoried property and nearest intersection(s). Indicate north See attached map. UTM REFERENCE 19/268950/4679380 USES QUADRANGLEWorcester South SCALE 1:25,000 2391 AREA DEC 2 6 1969 FORM NO. 1825 Town Worcester Address 45 Butler Street Historic Name Christina Nelson Three-Decker Use: Present residential Original residential DESCRIPTION Date ca. 1916 Source Worcester House Directory Style Colonial Revival Three-Decker Architect unknown Exterior Wall Fabric.
wood clapboard and shingle Outbuildings none Major Alterations (with dates) none Condition very good Moved Date Acreage less than 1/4 acre Setting Urban, early 20th century, single and multi-family residential street. Recorded by Michael Steinitz Organization for MHC Date December 1988 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA.STATEMENT(if applicable) The Christina Nelson Three-Decker possesses integrity of location, design, serting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. It is significant as a representative example of the three-deckers built in the Quinsigamond Village area of Worcester, where many Swedish immigran: families were drawn by job opportunities at the Quinsigamond Works steel wire manufacturing plant. The Nelson Three-Decker is also an unusually well-preserved example of typical Colonial Revival three-decker design.
The Christina Nelson Three-Decker thus meets criteria A and C of the National Register of Historic Places on the local level. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community. Architecturally, 45 Butler Street is a remarkably well-preserved building, representative of the modest forms of later Colonial Revival design used for surviving three-decker of any style in the Quinsigamond Village area of Worceste! on bands between stories on the main facade. The house has a gable roof with a full pediment on the main facade. The house has a typical side-hall plan. The asymmetrical facade contains an entry bay with a three-stor?, recessed porch supported by single Tuscan columns. The porch is flanked by a shallow, three- story, curved bay window.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. Built ca. 1916, the Nelson Three-Decker was part of an extended building boom of three-deckers in the Quinsigamond Village area of Worcester that lasted from 1890 to 1920. This neighborhood expanded as residents, mostly Swedish immigrant families, were drawn to employment opportunities at the steel wire manufacturing facilities of the Quinsigamond Works, a major Worcester employer. The first known owner of 45 Bulter Street was Mrs. Christina. Nelson, a member of the household of Carl Nelson, a carpenter for the Norton Company. The Nelson family lived nearby on Keach Street. Residents of 45 Butler in 1916 included David F1oodman, a tooimaker; Eric Nystrom, a wiredrawer; and John Bergeson, a machinist.
Four years later, in 1920, the house was owned by Thomas Russell, a manager, who lived nearby on Ames Street on the south slope of Vernon Hill. fesidents in 1920 included Joseph Hall, an engineer; Julius Petterson, ae house worker; and John Bergerson, now listed as a superintendant. By 1930, was owned by Bronislaw Cikota, a wiredrawer, who also lived here. Tenants included Ernest Granquist, a wireroller; Ernest Edberg, a ropemaker; and Hilding Edberg, a wireworker. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Worcester Directory, Worcester House Directory, 1916, 1920, 1930. L.J. Richards, Atlas of the City of Worcester, 1922. J. Callahan et al., Worcester Three-Decker Survey, 1981. 8/85 Nes Form 109000 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page. Worcester Three-Deckers.
MRA Worcester Oounty, MASSACHUSETTS 61. Nelson, Christina, Three-DeckeEntered 1n tha National Registar Date Listed FKeeper Attest Keeper 62. O'Brien, Richard, Three-Deckeratered In the National Regiater Attest 63. O'Connor, James, Three-Decker Entered in the Hational Begister Keeper 64. O'Connor, James--John Trybowski Three-Decker Entered in the National Register Attest Akeeper Attest 65. Perry Avenue Historic District Subetantivo HevienbrKeeper Attest /Keeper 6. Petterson, Lars--Adolph Carlson Three Decke intered in tb Mational Register Attest t Keeper 67. Petterson, Lars--Fred Gurney Thret-DeckfE the Hational Registei Attest 68. Petterson, Lars--Silas Archer Three-Decker intered in the #ational Register 69. Petterson, Lars--James-RBidy Three-Recker the astiopad Register |Keeper Attest TKeeper Attest 70.
Providence Street Historic District untered in the fKeeper National Regiater Attest OMB Approval No.
1024-0018 12/26/81 SulouaBgur 2/210 AuloueByas 412/00 Alelver Bgur 2t7190 AelvnDyu 3t9/4c Bitto Sange 02-09% Ailmu Byur 219450 Aulu Byen 2/210 Leluu Bgur a11t0 Aelou By217h0 AeluuByan 21910 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Nelson, Christina, Three-Decker NAME: MULTIPLE Worcester Three-Deckers MRA NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Worcester DATE RECEIVED: 12/26/89 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 1/25/90 DATEOF PSHDALIST209/90 2/09/90 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 89002391 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: COMMENT WAIVER: N ACCEPT RETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: REJECT PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: NATIONAL: 2/9/90 DATE Entered 1n the Matlonal Regiates RECOM./CRITERIA REVIEWER DISCIPLINE DATE_ DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N CLASSIFICATION count resource type STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION FUNCTION historic current DESCRIPTION architectural classification materials descriptive text SIGNIFICANCE Period Areas of Significance--Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance _justification of exception other BIBLIOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHICAL DATA acreage UTMs verbal boundary description boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION sketch maps _USGS maps photographs OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date presentation worcester Trce Decko MRA CHRISTNA NELSON THREE 45 BUTLER STREET WORCESTER, MA mic #1825 Koda OSCAR BECKMAN CT.
BECK 230 UNPAKED 429 STOCKHOLM HENRY TER BORAS 100 VISBY 2. 318 OSWALE 19 ARLINE 14 FALMOUTH 20 WHIPPLE 11. 24 26 CARLSTAD B CKMÁN 21 PARKGR -7 HALMSTAD Christina Nelson Three-Decker 45 Butler St., Worcester FOSTA MHC # 1825 430 SCALE OF FEET 00 sobod MIKEON RD. GUINS 433 TIW B 25 REEVES 10 FUR Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000305