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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02176 Photo (3"x3" or 3"x5", black and white) 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 19/269970/4683730 USGS QUADRANGLE Worcester North SCALE 1:25,000 AREA DEC 2 6 1989 FORM NO. 1832 Town Worcester Address 148 Eastern Avenue Historic Name Erick Kaller Three-Decker Use: Present residential Original residential DESCRIPTION Date ca.
1894 Source Worcester House Directory Style Queen Anne Three-Decker Architect unknown Exterior Wall Fabric wood clapboard and cut shingle Outbuildings none Major Alterations (with dateshone Condition good Moved Date Acreage less than 1/4 acre Setting Late 19th century, multi- family, residential street, in a row of similar three-deckers. Recorded by Michael Steinitz Organization for MHC Date December 1988 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The Erick Kaller Three-Decker possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. It is significant for its association with the Scandanavian, working-class, multi-family residential district that developed north of Belmont Street in the late 19th century.
It is also a remarkably well-preserved, well-detailed example.of the early forms of Queen Anne style three-decker popular in Worcester during this period. The Kaller 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, 148 Eastern Avenue is a remarkbaly intact, well-detailed pe ayerneteacat mota eccede ha on end bay entsy sheliered single-story porch. The porch features turned posts, a spindle frieze, and solid decorative brackets. The pirch is flanked by a projecting, three-story bay window, with flared skirts clad in shingle between stories. The house is clad in wood clapboard.
Regularly spaced brackets are located in the cornice overhang, and the corners are decorated with unusually large, gear- like brackets. Windows have 2/2 sash with heavily bracketed caps. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community. The Kaller Three-Decker, built ca. 1894, was located in an early area of three-decker development on the hillslope north of Belmont Street, an area dominated during this period by families of Swedish, Finn-Swede and Finnish extraction. Many residents of the working-class neighborhood were employed at the nearby North Works of the Washburn and Moen Company (later American Steel and Wire), or in other local firms that employed skilled metal workers. The building at 148 Eastern Avenue was part of a row built ca. 1894. The owner through 1910 was Erick J.
Kaller, a wireworker who lived in the adjacent house at 146 Eastern Avenue, which he also owned. The Kaller family owned these two three-deckers through the 1920s. Tenants of 148 Eastern Avenue in 1894 includec Charles Svenson, a foreman; August Kaller, a wireworker; and Axel Svenson, a clerk. Residents in 1900 included August Westom, a grocer; August Kaller; and Axel Svenson. In 1908, occupants included August Gafvert, a wireworker; H.S. Svenson, a wallpaper hanger; and Walfred Forsberg, a machinist. In 1920 tenants included Mrs Johanna Kaller; Emilia Larson; and paper hanger Walfred Forsberg. Ten years later, Mrs. Kaller and Walfred Forsberg were still residents, together with Mrs. Elizabeth Ekwall, and Werner Glasberg. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Worcester Directory, Worcester House Directory, 1894, 1900, 1908, 1920, 1930. L.J.
Richards, Atlas of the City of Worcester, 1896, 1911, 1922. J. Callahan et al., Worcester Three-Decker Survey, 1981. 8/85 Npa Yorm 10000g United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number - Page. Wörcester Three-Deckers MRA Worcester County, MASSACHUSETTS 41. Johnson, Paul, Three-Decker OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 12/26/89 Date Listed Entered in the wetlonad Boglstefkeeper Attest Alumyas 214/90 42. Kaller, Erick, Three-Decker (146 EastetheAve.) FReeper Entered HelareByen 2/9150 Nat1onal Begiater Attest 43. Kaller, Erick, Three-Decker (148 Eastern Ave.) fKeeper antered in the Nationad Register Attest Entered in the 44. Larson, Swan, Three-Decker nteonal Reglster/Keeper Attest 45.
Levenson, Morris, Three-Decker üntered in tne Wationad Beglsteskeeper Attest Relmun Sgun 2/9/40 AelmuByun 19/90 LleemaByen 34/9 46. Lumb, Thomas, Vhree-Decker (80 Dewet St.) Keeper Entered in the Hational Hegister Attest Reeper AluuBga 2/9/56 47. Lumb, Thomas, Three-Decker (44 Winfield St.) Entered in the Matlanad Register AelurBgar 2/9/50 Attest 48. Lundberg, Charles, Three-Decker untered in the Nat1onal Register Keeper KeluuBgunl 2/9/50 Attest 49. Magnuson, Charles, Three-Deckentered in tre National Register Keeper Selou Byuu 210/50 Attest 50.
Mark, John, Three-Decker Subataative Borior for Keeper Betlot Sauye 22-099l Attest UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY NAME: (Il8 Eatem) MULTIPLE Worcester Three-Deckers MRA NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Worcester DATE RECEIVED: 12/26/89 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 1/25/90 DATE OF PENDING LIST: JATE OF 45TH DAY: 1/09/90 2/09/90 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 89002413 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: OPPERT N DOTA PRO BLEM DANDSCA D E : [RSS THAN 50 YE N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: COMMENT WAIVER: N LACCEPT RETURN _REJECT 2/9/90 DATE Entered in the National Registes ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: 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 verbal boundary description _UTMS boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION _sketch maps _USGS maps photographs OTHER COMMENTS _presentation Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date ERICK KALLER THR 148 EASTERN AVEN WORCESTER,MA MHc # 1832 woruste Throe Dec HOACESIER MUSI, NULS 309 m m M E- Erick Kaller Three-Decker Eastern Ave., Worcester, 308 KENITeLL MHC # 1832 310 HOOPER feenattoaudldololuocz 492 45 KaktaL 20 E KENDALL -112A 2WPL MERRIFIELO BELMONT 310 20 RODNEY 10' 100 iS Fr Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000305