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Edward Stark House
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National Register of Historic Places

Edward Stark House

Listed as “Stark, Edward, House”

On the National Register since 198046 years
Queen AnneListed 1980Worcester
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About Edward Stark House

Edward Stark House, at 21 Oread St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 559 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. 17 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Massachusetts, United States. 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 · 3 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

21 Oread St., Worcester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Edward Stark HouseStart here
  2. 2C.H. Fitch HouseVictorian · next door
  3. 3Dowley-Taylor HouseGreek Revival · next door
  4. 4Moody Shattuck HouseQueen Anne · next door
  5. 5Castle Street RowSecond Empire · 0.1 mi on
Around it

51 more Register listings within half a mile

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BRidyard, Albert, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker · Built 19140.1 miBMiss Worcester DinerNew England Barrel Roof Diner · Built 19480.1 miBJames Schofield HouseSecond Empire0.1 miBBeacon Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival · Built 19010.1 miDSouthbridge-Sargent Manufacturing DistrictSecond Empire0.2 miBElliot Smith HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBLucius Knowles HouseVictorian Second Empire0.2 miBBrightside ApartmentsRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.2 miDJunction Shop and Herman Street District (Additional Documentation)Utilitarian0.2 miBEmmanuel BaptistNorman Romanesque0.2 miBBoynton and WindsorVictorian0.2 miDMain Street and Murray Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBBattelle, Marion, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.2 miBJohn Legg HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBFranklin Wesson HouseHigh Victorian Gothic0.3 miBHammond Organ FactorySecond Empire0.3 miBDaniel Stevens HouseSecond Empire0.3 miBMasonic TempleClassical Revival0.3 mi
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BI00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.3 miDDale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miDWellington Street Apartment House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.3 miBMcCafferty, Elizabeth, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.4 miBSmith, Ellen M., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.4 miBSouth UnitarianRomanesque Revival0.4 miBNorcross Brothers HousesQueen Anne0.4 miBWoodland Street FirehouseQueen Anne0.4 miBAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.4 miBVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.4 miBWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.4 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 miBRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.4 miBThe RussellClassical0.4 miBO'Connor, James, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBMark, John, Three-DeckerItalianate Three-Decker0.5 miBReed, Frank, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.5 miBPilgrim Congregational ChurchRomanesque Revival0.5 miBElias Crawford HouseOctagonal Mode0.5 miDWoodland Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 miBHall, Charles A., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.5 miBThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.5 miBStevens' BuildingItalianate0.5 miBBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.5 miBColton's BlockItalianate0.5 miBHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBJohnson, Edwin, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.5 miBEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.5 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.5 miDOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.5 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

Moody Shattuck House0.1 mi away
Elliot Smith House0.2 mi away
John Legg House0.3 mi away
Wellington Street Apartment House District0.3 mi away

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Questions about Edward Stark House

Is Edward Stark House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000633).

Is Edward Stark House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 1.5 miles away.

Can you visit Edward Stark 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 Edward Stark House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 3 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 63792947 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.