Charles Allen House (Worcester, Massachusetts)
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| Location | 65 Elm St., Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°15′56″N 71°48′33″W / 42.26556°N 71.80917°W |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| MPS | Worcester MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000579 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 05, 1980 |
The Charles Allen House is an historic house at 65 Elm Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built in 1870, it is notable as an unusual and well-preserved Second Empire house, and for its association with Massachusetts lawyer, politician, and jurist Charles Allen. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It now houses professional offices.
Description and history
[edit]The Allen House is set on the north side of Elm Street, at its corner with West Street, several blocks west of Worcester's Main Street and downtown. The three-story mansard-roofed building is basically square in plan, with an ell projecting from its rear, and a central pavilion slightly projecting from its front facade. The pavilion rises two stories, and is topped by a pedimented gable. The main roof cornice is studded with modillions, as is that of the porch that shelters the front entry.[2]
The house was apparently the idea of Charles Allen, and occupies a lot which previously belonged to Governor Levi Lincoln Jr., who had built a house there which Allen had moved a short distance to make way for this house. Allen was a high-profile Worcester native, working in law practice with John Davis, another Massachusetts governor. He served in the state legislature and as a local judge before being appointed the first chief justice of the newly organized Massachusetts Superior Court. He turned down an offer of a seat on the United States Supreme Court. Allen died in 1869, and the house may have been completed by his heirs, who owned the property into the early 20th century.[2]
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Charles Allen House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
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