National Register of Historic Places

Joseph Davis House

Listed as “Davis, Joseph, House”

On the National Register since 198046 years

Shingle StyleListed 1980Worcester

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About Joseph Davis House

Joseph Davis House, at 41 Elm 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 Shingle Style, as it does for 154 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. 27 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗

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41 Elm St., Worcester · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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BWorcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding0.2 mi BMechanics HallItalianate0.2 mi BDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.2 mi BEmory Bannister HouseBuilding0.2 mi BDoran, Thomas F., Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.2 mi BRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.3 mi BThe RussellClassical0.3 mi BColton's BlockItalianate0.3 mi BHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.3 mi BSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.3 mi BEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.3 mi BCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.3 mi BWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.3 mi BPark BuildingClassical Revival0.3 mi DOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.3 mi BWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.3 mi BDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.3 mi BWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.3 mi DLincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 mi BOld State Mutual BuildingSecond Empire0.3 mi BGilman BlockClassical Revival0.3 mi BHarris-Merrick HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BTilley Raymond HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BElwood Adams Store19th Century Commercial Vernacular0.3 mi BJerome Marble HouseSecond Empire0.3 mi BArmsby BlockPanel Brick · Built 18850.3 mi BOtis Putnam HouseQueen Anne0.3 mi BHenry Goulding HouseItalianate0.3 mi BW.H. Goulding HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BSamuel Copeland HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BRiordan, John, Three-DeckerQueen Anne · Built 18880.3 mi BAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.4 mi BVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.4 mi BWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.4 mi DWellington Street Apartment House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.4 mi BS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.4 mi BStevens' BuildingItalianate0.4 mi BBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.4 mi DMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 mi BBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.4 mi BDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.4 mi BThule-Plummer BuildingsClassical Revival0.4 mi BWhitcomb HouseVictorian0.4 mi BWhitcomb MansionQueen Anne0.4 mi BDaniel Stevens HouseSecond Empire0.5 mi BBoynton and WindsorVictorian0.5 mi BMasonic TempleClassical Revival0.5 mi DMain Street and Murray Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi BBattelle, Marion, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.5 mi BI00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.5 mi DDale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi BThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.5 mi BYWCA of WorcesterBuilt 19610.5 mi BSimpson, Clara, Three-DeckerItalianate Style Three-Decker0.5 mi BJ. R. Torrey Razor Co. and J. R. Torrey & Co. Manufacturing FacilityBuilding0.5 mi BHadley, Gilbert, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.5 mi BPleasant Street FirehouseVictorian0.5 mi BCharles Chamberlain HouseVictorian Gothic0.5 mi BCastle Street Row-Boundary IncreaseRomanesque Revival0.5 mi BFrank L. and Mabel H. Dean HouseColonial Revival0.5 mi BSalisbury Factory BuildingUtilitarian Industrial0.5 mi BSalisbury Factory BuildingVictorian Gothic0.5 mi BWorcester County CourthouseBuilding0.5 mi BSalisbury HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi BSalisbury Mansion and StoreClassical Revival · Built 17720.5 mi DInstitutional DistrictGreek Revival0.5 mi BWilliam Trowbridge Forbes HouseNeo-Tudor0.5 mi

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Shingle Style style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Shingle Style.

Lincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic District0.3 mi away

Elm Street Historic District0.6 mi away

Massachusetts Avenue Historic District0.9 mi away

Montvale1.1 mi away

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Is Joseph Davis House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000574).

Is Joseph Davis 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 Joseph Davis 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 Joseph Davis 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 63793027 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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