National Register of Historic Places

Knowles, Lucius, House

Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Listed
March 5, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80000628

About this property

The Lucius Knowles House is a historic house located at 838 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is locally significant as one of the city's best preserved Second Empire style buildings. The three-story, wood-framed house was built around 1870 for industrialist Lucius Knowles, best known for his innovations in the manufacture of looms. It has a symmetrical front facade with mansard roof, and a front entry sheltered by an elaborately decorated porch. Another entry on the south side also had a decorated porch, now glassed in, above which there is an oriel window. A unique music room was added to the northeast corner of the house around 1880, to a design by Stephen Earle, which featured stained glass skylights (now covered over but still in place). The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1980. National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

Location

838 Main St.
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
42.25508, -71.81410

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTUREINVENTION
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Sources

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When was Knowles, Lucius, House listed on the National Register?

Knowles, Lucius, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Knowles, Lucius, House?

Knowles, Lucius, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Knowles, Lucius, House?

The period of significance for Knowles, Lucius, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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