Dowley-Taylor House

Dowley-Taylor House
Location 770 Main St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′24″N 71°48′40″W / 42.25667°N 71.81111°WCoordinates: 42°15′24″N 71°48′40″W / 42.25667°N 71.81111°W
Built 1842
Architect Elias Carter
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
MPS Worcester MRA
NRHP Reference #

80000627

[1]
Added to NRHP March 05, 1980

The Dowley-Taylor House is a historic house at 770 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the best-preserved of a small number of surviving Greek Revival mansions in the city. It was designed by Elias Carter, built in 1842, and first occupied by Levi Dowley, a leathermaker and banker. After financial reverses, he sold it to armsmaker Ethan Allen, who moved it to its present location in 1853. In 1882 the house was purchased by Ransom Taylor, a prominent local real estate developer. It remained in Taylor family hands until 1957, when it was sold to Worcester Junior College.[2]

The house is a large two story rectangular block with a hip roof topped by a cupola. Its front facade consists of a full height portico supported by Corinthian columns. The front door is centered on the five-bay facade, surrounded by sidelight and transom windows and topped by an elaborate entablature supported by pilasters.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NRHP nomination for Dowley-Taylor House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-10.