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Corner Lunch, photograph from the federal nomination
Corner Lunch, photograph from the federal nomination

Photographs from the nomination case file, National Park Service records.

Corner Lunch

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.

From the record

“Significant Dates N/a Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) n/a Cultural Affiliation N/a Architect/Builder DeRaffele Diners (New Rochelle, NY) Musi Dining Car Co.”

Narrative Statement of Significance, National Register nomination for Corner Lunch. Machine-read text.

one of 500 National Register listings in Worcester County · listed in 2000 · category: Building · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Worcester County.

Sources: the nomination case file at the National Archives · the full case file on this site · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 133 Lamartine St., Worcester, 02825
  • When was it listed? 2000-11-15
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Diners of Massachusetts MPS
  • National Register reference number. 00001286 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Storms near this property

60 of 74 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Worcester, the town this property stands in, in 74 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 36 thunderstorm wind, 11 flood, 10 flash flood, 9 hail. The reports record 9 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2006LightningWorcester9 hurtno account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindWorcester$10,000,000no account filed
August 1994Thunderstorm WindWorcester$500,000Trees were blown down near Rutledge/Granite/Loxwood Streets and insulation was torn from the roof of an apartment building and blown several hundred yards away. A microburst associated with a severe thunderstorm likely caused this damage.
August 2014Tornado (EF0)South Worcester$100,000A tornado touchdown occurred near the intersection of Perry Avenue and Fairfax Road. A narrow well-defined damage path extended past Saint Vincent Hospital to Gordon Street. The most significant damage was to trees, some of which were uprooted or snapped. Some trees landed on cars causing significant damage to the cars. A couple of trees landed on houses, but there was little structural damage to the houses. A few windows were broken by tree branches.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindWorcester$75,000Traffic light poles on Lincoln Street and Westland Street, trees on Pinecrest Drive, Sunny Hill Drive, and Hudson Street, a light pole on Millbrook Street, and numerous large tree branches on Russell Street, Crestland Circle, Paine Street, Sarrar Avenue, and Rexham Road were all downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWorcester$75,000The Automated Surface Observing System at Worcester Regional Airport (KORH) recorded a wind gust of 68 mph. Damage around Worcester was substantial. St. John's Cemetary was closed after 30 to 40 trees two and a half to three feet in diameter were downed by thunderstorm winds. In the midst of this there were also a number of gravestones that were knocked over or damaged in some other way. Other trees in the cemetary had their tops sheared off or were completely stripped of leaves. Numerous trees were downed across the city of Worcester. A garage door was blown out of a building on Pleasant Street and wind blown debris shattered several of the windows of a Sovereign Bank Branch. Four inch diameter branches were downed by these winds at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. In addition, trees were downed in Leicester. Much of the damage information included here was taken from local newspaper articles. The newspaper didn't identify a specific time when the damage occurred; however, it is assumed from radar observations and ASOS observations that the bulk of the damage occurred around the time of this 68 mph wind gust.
July 2014Flash FloodWorcester$50,000Southgate, Bellevue, Austin, and Southbridge Streets were flooded and impassable. Grafton Street was flooded with 8 inches of water from Barclay Street to Interstate 290 with numerous manhole covers popped off. Harding Street and West Boylston Street were flooded with up to 8 inches of water. Cars were stuck in flood waters on Quinsigamond Avenue and Plantation Street. Numerous basements were flooded on Water Street. Several lanes of Interstate 290 were flooded at Lincoln Square.
June 2012LightningWorcester$45,000Lightning struck a tree on 4th Street in Worcester, igniting a fire to the house next to the tree. Six adults were displaced by the fire.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWorcester$25,000Numerous trees and tree limbs were downed throughout Worcester, including on Salisbury Street. In addition, two utility poles on Route 122 were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2021Flash FloodSouth Worcester$20,000In Worcester, flash flood waters were up to car windshields on Dale Street.
July 2010LightningWorcester$20,000Lightning struck a power substation in Worcester Square, knocking out power to 27,000 people.
July 2006FloodWorcester$20,000Urban flood
June 2006Thunderstorm WindWorcester$20,000no account filed
February 2016Thunderstorm WindWorcester$15,000Multiple trees and wires were downed throughout Worcester.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindSouth Worcester$15,000Trees on Randolph Road, Monadnock Road, and Winifred Avenue were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWorcester$15,000Trees and wires on Heard and Whipple Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindSouth Worcester$10,000Trees on Burncoat, Mason, and King Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2010LightningSouth Worcester$10,000Lightning struck a building on Gold Street, blowing out the electrical panels of the building and starting a small fire.
February 2008FloodWorcester$10,000Basements were flooded on North Fitzwilliam Road in Boylston. May and Flag Streets and Richmond Avenue were flooded in Worcester. In addition, the Western Worcester District Court was closed because of roof leaks caused by the heavy snow and rain. Chapel Street in Holden was closed due to flooding. Route 140 near Route 170 was flooded in Royalston. The Huckleberry Brook near Milford flooded over its banks. In addition, the Charles River at Dilla Street in Milford went over its banks. Champlain Street in Blackstone was closed due to flooding.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWorcester$10,000no account filed
August 2002LightningWorcester$10,000no account filed
April 1995Thunderstorm WindWorcester$9,000The National Weather Service recorded a wind gusts to 64 mph at the Municipal Airport, where a mobile home was blown up against a fence. In Spencer, $9,000 worth of aluminum roof panels were blown off a building and two motor vehicles were damaged by the falling panels.
July 2021Flash FloodSouth Worcester$8,000In Worcester, five cars were stuck in flood waters at Dewey Street and Parker Street.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindWorcester$5,000Multiple trees were down across the city of Worcester. Law enforcement reported trees down on Maywood Street, Barnard Road, Revere Street, Perrot Street, Grafton Street, and Pioneer Road.
August 2020Flash FloodWorcester$5,000In Worcester, a car was stuck in flooding on the Rt 146 offramp to I-290. The Franklin St Train Bridge was impassable due to flash flooding.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindWorcester$5,000A tree on Mill Street in Worcester was downed onto wires by thunderstorm winds.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindWorcester$5,000Power lines on Johnson Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWorcester$5,000Power lines on Burncoat Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWorcester$5,000A tree on Russell Avenue was downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindSouth Worcester$5,000A tree on Clarkson Street was downed by thunderstorm winds, blocking the street.
September 2015FloodSouth Worcester$5,000The Southgate Street underpass was flooded. A car was stuck in the floodwaters.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindWorcester$5,000Trees and wires on Sunny Hill Drive were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWorcester$5,000Large branches on Columbus Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2008FloodWorcester$5,000Heavy rain resulted in street flooding on Southgate Street. One car was flooded out by these waters.
October 2006FloodWorcester$5,000Significant urban flooding was reported in and around Worcester.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindWorcester$5,000no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWorcester$3,000Sixteen inch diameter trees on the west side of town were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWorcester$3,000Several three inch diameter branches and a tree on Bancroft Tower Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindWorcester$2,000In Worcester, trees were downed on Chandler St.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindWorcester$2,000Tree down on a car on Hooper Street in Worcester.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindWorcester$2,000no account filed
August 2021Thunderstorm WindSouth Worcester$1,300In Worcester, trees and wires were down on Ferdinand St.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWorcester$1,000Large limbs and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds at Clark University in Worcester and along Route 20 in Auburn.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindWorcester$1,000Ten inch diameter limbs in the Salisbury area were downed by thunderstorm winds.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindWorcester$300In Worcester, a tree was down with partial road blockage.
June 2024Flash FloodSouth Worcester-In Worcester, Rt 20 near Grafton St was flooded with vehicles stranded in flood water.
July 2023Flash FloodWorcester-In Worcester, the area of 86 Southwest was flooded with 4 cars stuck in flood waters.
July 2023FloodWorcester-In Worcester, Franklin St by the railroad tracks was flooded.
July 2021Flash FloodSouth Worcester-In Worcester, Cambridge St from Quinsigamond Ave to McKeon Rd was closed due to urban flash flooding.
July 2021FloodSouth Worcester-In Worcester, a section of Grafton St was closed due to flooding. Report forwarded by amateur radio.
July 2021Flash FloodSouth Worcester-In Worcester, there was urban flash flooding at the intersection of Southbridge and Southgate Streets. Water was observed to be bubbling up out of manhole covers.
March 2020HailWorcester-Golf ball size hail was reported via amateur radio at 756 PM EST in Worcester. It began with dime size hail at 753 PM EST.
August 2020HailWorcester-In Worcester, quarter sized hail was reported.
August 2020FloodWorcester-In Worcester, Washington Square was flooded to an unknown depth.
July 2019FloodSouth Worcester-Flooding was reported on Armory Street in South Worcester with water flowing over the curb.
August 2019FloodSouth Worcester-In the southern portion of Worcester, the Southbridge Street exit ramp off of I-290 eastbound had substantial flooding at the bottom of the ramp.
July 2018Flash FloodWorcester-At 2:55 PM EST, heavy rain in Worcester brought street flooding to a depth of one foot at the intersection of Chandler Street and Murray Avenue.
July 2018Flash FloodWorcester-At 3:48 PM EST, heavy rain flooded Pelham Street in Worcester to a depth of three feet.
June 2017HailWorcester-At 318 PM EST, an amateur radio operator reported nickel-size hail at Worcester.
July 2008HailWorcester-Penny size hail fell near College of the Holy Cross and Vernon Hill Hospital.

Every storm recorded in Worcester County

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Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

From the nomination file

3,748 words on record

When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) xA Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. - B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. XC Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. - D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.

Criteria Considerations (Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: -A owned by religious institution or used for religious purposes. XB removed from its original location. _ C a birthplace or grave. _ D a cemetery. _ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. _F a commemorative property. XG less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Worcester, MA_ County and State Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) ARCHITECTURE COMMERCE Period of Significance 1968- c.

1970 Significant Dates N/a Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) n/a Cultural Affiliation N/a Architect/Builder DeRaffele Diners (New Rochelle, NY) Musi Dining Car Co. (Carteret, NJ) 9.

The whole case file for this property - 3,748 words, 15 pages, reproduced complete.

Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 00001286, 15 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 00001286 in Record Group 79.
Worcester CountyAll 500 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.