Andrew Friberg Three-Decker

The Andrew Friberg Three-Decker is a historic triple decker at 26 Ames Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Built about 1928, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990,[1] noted for its Colonial Revival styling. These details have been lost or obscured by later exterior siding installation (see photo).

Andrew Friberg Three-Decker
Location26 Ames St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°14′33″N 71°47′43″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1928 (1928)
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSWorcester Three-Deckers TR
NRHP reference No.89002387 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 09, 1990

Description and history

The Andrew Friberg Three-Decker is located in Worcester's southeastern Vernon Hill neighborhood, at the southwest corner of Ames and Stockton Streets. It is a three-story wood frame structure, covered by a gabled roof and finished with synthetic siding. Its main facade is asymmetrical, with bands of three sash windwos on the left side, and a projecting stack of porches on the right. Both the main roof and the porch projection have fully pedimented gables.[2]

The house was built about 1928, during the last major phase of development in the Vernon Hill area. It is differentiated from earlier triple-deckers by the lack of a projecting polygonal bay, the usual accompaniment to the porch stack. A band of three windows is also found on the building's side, where earlier triple-deckers also often had a projecting bay. When the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990,[1] it was noted for its Colonial Revival styling, including porches supported by Tuscan columns and banded decorative shingling between the floors.[2] Andrew Friberg, the building's first owner, was a Swedish immigrant laborer who also lived here. Other early residents were of Swedish and Irish origin.[2]

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See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Andrew Friberg Three-Decker". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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