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FORM E - SUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116 2448 AREA DEC 2 6 1983 FORMNO. 1849 Town Worcester Address 44 Winfield Street Historic Name Thomas Lumb Three-Decker 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 Use: Present residential Original residential DESCRIPTION Date ca. 1894 Source Worcester House Directory Style Queen Anne Architect unknown Exterior Wall Fabric wood clapboard and shingle Outbuildingsnone See attached map.
Major Alterations (with dates) Porch balustrades replaced: Condition very good Moved Date Acreage less than 1/4 acre Setting Late 19th/early 20th century urban, multi-family residential neighborhood. UTM REFERENCE 19/267270/4682280 USGS QUADRANGLE Worcester North SCALE 1:25,000 Recorded by Michael Steinitz Organization for MHC Date December 1988 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The Thomas Lumb Three-Decker possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. It is signifcant as a representative example of the three-deckers built during the westward expansion of Worcester's Piedmont neighborhood in the late 19th century, as it developed as an ethnic, working-class, multi-family residential district. It is also an unusually finely-detailed example of the local use of Queen Anne style elements in three-decker construction.
The Lumb 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, 44 Winfield Street is quite similar to neighboring 80 Dewey Street. It is a remarkably well-preserved and well-detailed three-decker with Queen Anne style design elements. The building is sheathed in wood clapboard, with shingle bands between stories. It has a typical side hall plan. The shallow hip roof has a wide cornice overhang, which shelters less ornate bracket: than those on 80 Dewey Street, although the house has elaborate corner brackets with vine motif and pendants. The asymmetrical main facade contains an entry bay with a recessed three-tier porch, flanked by a three-story bay window.
Front porch details include turned posts, open balustrades, and spindle friezes. Many window and door surrounds have caps with decorative rope molding. 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. 1894, the Lumb Three-Decker was located at the western edge of the working-class residential district that developed in the late 19th century to the west of downtown Worcester. Within this area of mixed cottages, multi- family houses, and light industry, the Dewey Street/Winfield Street area was an area of concentrated three-decker development.
, The first known owner of 44 Winfield Street was Thomas Lumb, a saloon keeper, who also owned 80 Dewey In 1910, the building was still owned by Fred Lumb, also a saloon Tenants in 1896 included Miss Nora Houlihan; Cornelius Flynn, a black- smith; Charles Thayer, a teamster; Charles Long, a clerk; and Charles Battey, "a machinist. Occupants in 1910 included Thomas Cartwright, a polisher; Fred Ellsworth, a foreman; and Hagop Sarafian, a laborer. By 1920 the house was owned by Albert Turnstall, who owned six other local properties, including neighboring 80 Dewey Street. Turnstall lived in the suburban town of Auburn. fenants in 1920 included Walter Vinton, doseph Lynn, and Benjamin Margerum, the later two employed as machinists. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Worcester Directory, Worcester House Directory, 1894, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930. L.v.
Richards, Atlas of the City of Worcester, 1896, 1911, 1922. J. Callahan et al., Worcester Three-Decker Survey, 1981. 8/85 Nea 7orm 102000 Unlted States Department of the Interlor 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 42. Kaller, Brick, Three-Decker (146 FastetheAve.) FReeper National Beglates äatacad Rolatozkereper AulumByes 244/90 Entered in the Attest KelareByen 2/9/50 Attest 43. Kaller, Erick, Three-Decker (148 Eastern Ave.) fKeeper antered in the National Registas Attest Entered in the 44. Larson, Swan, Three-Decker watlonal RegistorKeeper Attest Entered in the 45. Levenson, Morris, Three-Decker Wationad Registerkeeper Attest 46.
Lumb, Thomas, YThree-Decker (80 Dewet Keeper Entered 1n the Hational Register Attest Reeper 47. Lumb, Thomas, Three-Decker (44 Winfield St.) Entered in the HatLonad Begister Attest 48. Lundberg, Charles, Three-Decker Entered in the Hat1onal Register Keeper Attest 49. Magnuson, Charles, Three-Decker tntered in tne National Begister Keeper Aelmus Sgun 2/9/90 SelmeBgun =19/90 LhemaBgen 241/90 ShlamBgen 219/56 AelmurPigun 214/50 HelauBgun 2/4/50 Sklou Byun 114150 50.
Mark, John, Three-Decker Substaative Borlar for Reeper Bettt Sauge 22-09-92 Attest UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY NAME: Lumb, Thomas, Three-Decker (44 Winfaelas st) 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: DATE OF 45TH DAY: DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 89002448 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: 1/09/90 2/09/90 N PDIL: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: COMMENT WAIVER: N VACCEPT _RETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: N SLR DRAFT: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: NATIONAL: REJECT 2/9/90 Entered in the DATE National Register RECOM. /CRITERIA REVIEWER DISCIPLINE DATE_ DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached .
SLR I/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 presentation OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date THOMAS LUNB THAT 44 WINFIELD STR WORCESTER, MA MHC#1849 TrePecke ALE oF rEy 57 PARKER E Thomas Lumb Three-Decker 44 Winfield Street, Worcester 12922 MHC,g# 1849 23/ TE wT 98 DICK BROS [ia] -
TOPPEY OIL CO MEST SIDE UNON LAUNDAY, INC N.C.1972 (c.4) L PARK U AV. =. MELDEWEY WINFIELD NC 12 MASON M E .215 PARK'G-C. dmlaO Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000305