The Willard Richmond Apartment Block is an historic apartment house at 43 Austin Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built sometime between 1879 and 1886, it is one of the first apartment blocks built in the Main-Wellington-Chandler area, which had one of the city's highest concentrations of such buildings by 1900.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
The Willard Richmond Apartment Block stands on the southeast corner of Austin and Irving Streets, a short way southwest of Worcester's central downtown area. It is a four-story brick structure, with granite trim. It is basically a mostly rectangular L shape, with a corner missing at the southeast of the building. The street-facing facades have a stringcourse of granite between the partially-exposed basement and the first floor, with another above the first floor window lintels. First floor windows are set in square openings, while those on the second and third floors are set in segmented-arch openings. The fourth floor windows are set in round-arch openings with brick headers and granite keystones, with a band of corbelled brickwork joining the windows at the base of the arched portion. Windows above the main and secondary entrances are treated differently: those above the secondary (Irving Street) entrance have segmented-arch openings. On the second-level above the main entrance are two round-arch windows, with a rectangular one above them, separated by a decorative panel from a large round-arch window at the top.[2]
The building was built sometime between 1879 and 1886, and was one of the earliest buildings in what became, by 1900, one of the city's largest apartment house districts, the Main-Wellington-Chandler area. This area, convenient to downtown Worcester, experienced rapid growth in the 1880s and 1890s. Many of its apartment blocks have since been torn down, and this is one of a few surviving remnants of that past.[2]
^ abc"MACRIS inventory record for Willard Richmond Apartment Block". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
November 01, 2023
willard, richmond, apartment, block, historic, apartment, house, austin, street, worcester, massachusetts, built, sometime, between, 1879, 1886, first, apartment, blocks, built, main, wellington, chandler, area, which, city, highest, concentrations, such, buil. The Willard Richmond Apartment Block is an historic apartment house at 43 Austin Street in Worcester Massachusetts Built sometime between 1879 and 1886 it is one of the first apartment blocks built in the Main Wellington Chandler area which had one of the city s highest concentrations of such buildings by 1900 2 The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 1 Willard Richmond Apartment BlockU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocation43 Austin St Worcester MassachusettsCoordinates42 15 38 N 71 48 24 W 42 26056 N 71 80667 W 42 26056 71 80667MPSWorcester MRANRHP reference No 85002783 1 Added to NRHPNovember 7 1985Description and history editThe Willard Richmond Apartment Block stands on the southeast corner of Austin and Irving Streets a short way southwest of Worcester s central downtown area It is a four story brick structure with granite trim It is basically a mostly rectangular L shape with a corner missing at the southeast of the building The street facing facades have a stringcourse of granite between the partially exposed basement and the first floor with another above the first floor window lintels First floor windows are set in square openings while those on the second and third floors are set in segmented arch openings The fourth floor windows are set in round arch openings with brick headers and granite keystones with a band of corbelled brickwork joining the windows at the base of the arched portion Windows above the main and secondary entrances are treated differently those above the secondary Irving Street entrance have segmented arch openings On the second level above the main entrance are two round arch windows with a rectangular one above them separated by a decorative panel from a large round arch window at the top 2 The building was built sometime between 1879 and 1886 and was one of the earliest buildings in what became by 1900 one of the city s largest apartment house districts the Main Wellington Chandler area This area convenient to downtown Worcester experienced rapid growth in the 1880s and 1890s Many of its apartment blocks have since been torn down and this is one of a few surviving remnants of that past 2 See also editThe Russell Worcester Massachusetts located directly across Irving Street National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County MassachusettsReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 a b c MACRIS inventory record for Willard Richmond Apartment Block Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 2014 01 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willard Richmond Apartment Block amp oldid 816944086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
