National Register of Historic Places

Marcus Hobbs House

Listed as “Hobbs, Marcus, House”

On the National Register since 198046 years

Greek RevivalListed 1980Worcester

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About Marcus Hobbs House

Marcus Hobbs House, at 16 William St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its town planning 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. 32 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↗

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BJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.1 mi BEmory Bannister HouseBuilding0.1 mi BJerome Marble HouseSecond Empire0.1 mi BHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.2 mi BG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.2 mi BSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.2 mi BUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.2 mi BWCIS BankItalianate · Built 18510.2 mi DOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.2 mi BWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.2 mi BKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.2 mi BAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.2 mi BIsaac Davis HouseItalianate · Built 18700.2 mi BCharles Allen HouseSecond Empire0.2 mi DMechanics' Hall DistrictVictorian0.2 mi BWorcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding0.2 mi BMechanics HallItalianate0.2 mi BDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.2 mi

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BOld State Mutual BuildingSecond Empire0.2 mi BGilman BlockClassical Revival0.2 mi BTilley Raymond HouseGreek Revival0.2 mi BElwood Adams Store19th Century Commercial Vernacular0.2 mi BArmsby BlockPanel Brick · Built 18850.2 mi BOtis Putnam HouseQueen Anne0.2 mi BHenry Goulding HouseItalianate0.2 mi BW.H. Goulding HouseGreek Revival0.2 mi BSamuel Copeland HouseGreek Revival0.2 mi BRiordan, John, Three-DeckerQueen Anne · Built 18880.2 mi BU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.3 mi BEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.3 mi BPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.3 mi DLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.3 mi BDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.3 mi BMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.3 mi BDewey Francis, HouseFlemish0.3 mi BWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.3 mi DLincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 mi BHarris-Merrick HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BThule-Plummer BuildingsClassical Revival0.3 mi BWorcester County CourthouseBuilding0.3 mi BWhitcomb HouseVictorian0.3 mi BWhitcomb MansionQueen Anne0.3 mi BColton's BlockItalianate0.4 mi BHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.4 mi BSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.4 mi BEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.4 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 BCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.4 mi BWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.4 mi BPark BuildingClassical Revival0.4 mi DOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.4 mi BWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.4 mi BCastle Street Row-Boundary IncreaseRomanesque Revival0.4 mi BFrank L. and Mabel H. Dean HouseColonial Revival0.4 mi BSalisbury Factory BuildingUtilitarian Industrial0.4 mi BSalisbury Factory BuildingVictorian Gothic0.4 mi BSalisbury HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi BSalisbury Mansion and StoreClassical Revival · Built 17720.4 mi DInstitutional DistrictGreek Revival0.4 mi BAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.5 mi BVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.5 mi BThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.5 mi BWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.5 mi BS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.5 mi BStevens' BuildingItalianate0.5 mi BBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.5 mi BRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.5 mi BThe RussellClassical0.5 mi BWilliam Trowbridge Forbes HouseNeo-Tudor0.5 mi BBliss BuildingVictorian Gothic · Built 18880.5 mi

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Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

Gov. Levi Lincoln House0.1 mi away

Oxford-Crown Historic District0.2 mi away

Alexander Marsh HouseBuilt 1848 · 0.2 mi away

Tilley Raymond House0.2 mi away

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Questions about Marcus Hobbs House

Is Marcus Hobbs House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000582).

Is Marcus Hobbs House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Marcus Hobbs 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 Marcus Hobbs 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 63792933 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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