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Alexander Marsh House
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National Register of Historic Places

Alexander Marsh House

Listed as “Marsh, Alexander, House”

On the National Register since 198046 years
Greek RevivalListed 1980Worcester

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Alexander Marsh House

Alexander Marsh House, at 57 Elm St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 828 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Worcester, Massachusetts. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1848 to today

  1. 1848Built
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
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57 Elm St., Worcester · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

83 more Register listings within half a mile

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BThe RussellClassical0.3 miBHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.3 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.3 miBWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.3 miBPark BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.3 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.3 miBDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.3 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.3 miBWCIS BankItalianate · Built 18510.3 miDMechanics' Hall DistrictVictorian0.3 miBWorcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding0.3 miBMechanics HallItalianate0.3 miBDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.3 miBJerome Marble HouseSecond Empire0.3 miBOtis Putnam HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBRiordan, John, Three-DeckerQueen Anne · Built 18880.3 miBAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.4 miBVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.4 miBWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.4 miDWellington Street Apartment House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.4 miBSimpson, Clara, Three-DeckerItalianate Style Three-Decker0.4 miBJ. R. Torrey Razor Co. and J. R. Torrey & Co. Manufacturing FacilityBuilding0.4 miBS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.4 miBStevens' BuildingItalianate0.4 miBBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.4 miBColton's BlockItalianate0.4 miBEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.4 miDMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.4 miBDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.4 miBWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 miBHadley, Gilbert, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.4 miBPleasant Street FirehouseVictorian0.4 miBCharles Chamberlain HouseVictorian Gothic0.4 miBWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.4 miBOld State Mutual BuildingSecond Empire0.4 miBGilman BlockClassical Revival0.4 miBTilley Raymond HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBElwood Adams Store19th Century Commercial Vernacular0.4 miBArmsby BlockPanel Brick · Built 18850.4 miBHenry Goulding HouseItalianate0.4 miBW.H. Goulding HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBSamuel Copeland HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBEmmanuel BaptistNorman Romanesque0.5 miBDaniel Stevens HouseSecond Empire0.5 miBBoynton and WindsorVictorian0.5 miBMasonic TempleClassical Revival0.5 miDMain Street and Murray Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBBattelle, Marion, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.5 miBI00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.5 miDDale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.5 miBJohnson, Edwin, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBWescott, John, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.5 miDElm Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miBThule-Plummer BuildingsClassical Revival0.5 miBWorcester County CourthouseBuilding0.5 miBWhitcomb HouseVictorian0.5 miBWhitcomb MansionQueen Anne0.5 miBSalisbury HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBSalisbury Mansion and StoreClassical Revival · Built 17720.5 miBWilliam Trowbridge Forbes HouseNeo-Tudor0.5 mi
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Questions about Alexander Marsh House

Is Alexander Marsh House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000583).

Is Alexander Marsh House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Alexander Marsh House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Alexander Marsh House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63793001 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.