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John Legg House
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National Register of Historic Places

John Legg House

Listed as “Legg, John, House”

On the National Register since 198046 years
Queen AnneListed 1980Worcester
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About John Legg House

John Legg House, at 5 Claremont St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its industry and 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. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isWorcester, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed. 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↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

5 Claremont St., Worcester · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1John Legg HouseStart here
  2. 2Franklin Wesson HouseHigh Victorian Gothic · next door
  3. 3Hammond Organ FactorySecond Empire · next door
  4. 4Lucius Knowles HouseVictorian Second Empire · next door
  5. 5Elliot Smith HouseQueen Anne · next door
Around it

38 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BElias Crawford HouseOctagonal Mode0.1 miBSouth UnitarianRomanesque Revival0.1 miBNorcross Brothers HousesQueen Anne0.1 miBSmith, Ellen M., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.2 miBReed, Frank, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.2 miBPilgrim Congregational ChurchRomanesque Revival0.2 miBSt. Peters Catholic ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18840.2 miDWoodland Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.2 miBRidyard, Albert, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker · Built 19140.2 miBBrightside ApartmentsRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.2 miBWoodland Street FirehouseQueen Anne0.2 miBStone, Edward, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.3 miBHunt, Daniel, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker · Built 18900.3 miBClark UniversityVictorian · Built 18870.3 miBJames Schofield HouseSecond Empire0.3 miBEdward Stark HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBC.H. Fitch HouseVictorian0.3 miBCastle Street RowSecond Empire0.3 mi
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BHall, Charles A., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.3 miBDavis, Wesley, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.4 miBWorcester Corset Company FactoryUtilitarian Industrial0.4 miBMcCafferty, Elizabeth, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.4 miBMiss Worcester DinerNew England Barrel Roof Diner · Built 19480.4 miBBeacon Street FirehouseRenaissance Revival · Built 19010.4 miBDowley-Taylor HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBMoody Shattuck HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBBattelle, Marion, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.4 miBAdriatic MillsUtilitarian Industrial0.5 miBFlagg, Levi, Three-DeckerStick0.5 miDJunction Shop and Herman Street District (Additional Documentation)Utilitarian0.5 miBEmmanuel BaptistNorman Romanesque0.5 miBBoynton and WindsorVictorian0.5 miDMain Street and Murray Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miDDale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBLumb, Thomas, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 miBSimpson, Clara, Three-DeckerItalianate Style Three-Decker0.5 miBJ. R. Torrey Razor Co. and J. R. Torrey & Co. Manufacturing FacilityBuilding0.5 miBJohnson, Edwin, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.5 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

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

Elliot Smith House0.1 mi away
Norcross Brothers Houses0.1 mi away
Woodland Street Historic District0.2 mi away
Woodland Street Firehouse0.2 mi away

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Questions about John Legg House

Is John Legg House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000623).

Is John Legg House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 1.6 miles away.

Can you visit John Legg 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 John Legg 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 63793025 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.