Horatio Tower House

Horatio Tower House
Location 71 Pleasant St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′49″N 71°48′19″W / 42.26361°N 71.80528°WCoordinates: 42°15′49″N 71°48′19″W / 42.26361°N 71.80528°W
Built 1848
Architect Elias Carter
Architectural style Italianate
Governing body Private
MPS Worcester MRA
NRHP Reference #

80000600

[1]
Added to NRHP March 05, 1980

The Horatio Tower House is a historic house at 71 Pleasant Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is one of the few relatively intact surviving instances of Italianate styling on the west side of the city. This two story frame house was built for Horatio Tower, a local builder whose work included the American Antiquarian Society hall and Mechanics Hall. Although the building has some Greek Revival features (such as the corner pilasters), its significant Italianate features include the deep cornice with brackets, and a front entry porch supported by Cornithian columns and a similarly-styled roof.[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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Horatio Tower House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-24.