National Register of Historic Places

Merrill Double House

On the National Register since 198046 years

Victorian GothicListed 1980Worcester

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About Merrill Double House

Merrill Double House, at 18-20 West 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 Victorian Gothic, as it does for 65 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isWorcester, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Worcester County. 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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18-20 West St., Worcester · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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DOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.1 mi BWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.1 mi BKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.1 mi DOxford-Crown Extension DistrictVictorian0.2 mi BEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.2 mi BJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.2 mi BGov. Levi Lincoln HouseGreek Revival0.2 mi DLincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic DistrictVictorian0.2 mi BJohn Hastins CottageVictorian Gothic0.2 mi BHarris-Merrick HouseGreek Revival0.2 mi BJ. R. Torrey Razor Co. and J. R. Torrey & Co. Manufacturing FacilityBuilding0.3 mi BRichmond, Willard, Apartment BlockItalianate0.3 mi BThe RussellClassical0.3 mi BSaint Joseph's Home for Working GirlsBuilding0.3 mi BHadley, Gilbert, Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.3 mi BPleasant Street FirehouseVictorian0.3 mi BCharles Chamberlain HouseVictorian Gothic0.3 mi DLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.3 mi

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BHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.3 mi BG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.3 mi BUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.3 mi BMarcus Hobbs HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BGeorge Cobb HouseVictorian Gothic0.3 mi BDoran, Thomas F., Three-DeckerStick Style Three-Decker0.3 mi BBattelle, Marion, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Style Three-Decker0.4 mi DDale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 mi BWorcester Market BuildingEclectic0.4 mi DWellington Street Apartment House DistrictRomanesque Revival0.4 mi BSimpson, Clara, Three-DeckerItalianate Style Three-Decker0.4 mi BS.D. Newton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18460.4 mi BBabcock BlockGranite Post and Lintel Façade · Built 18600.4 mi BColton's BlockItalianate0.4 mi BHadley Furniture Company BuildingClassical Revival0.4 mi BJohnson, Edwin, Three-DeckerQueen Anne0.4 mi BEnterprise BuildingBeaux Arts Classical0.4 mi BCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.4 mi BWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.4 mi BPark BuildingClassical Revival0.4 mi BU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.4 mi BPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.4 mi BWescott, John, Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker0.4 mi BDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.4 mi BSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.4 mi BWCIS BankItalianate · Built 18510.4 mi DMechanics' Hall DistrictVictorian0.4 mi BWorcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding0.4 mi BMechanics HallItalianate0.4 mi DElm Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 mi BDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.4 mi BEmory Bannister HouseBuilding0.4 mi BJerome Marble HouseSecond Empire0.4 mi BOtis Putnam HouseQueen Anne0.4 mi BRiordan, John, Three-DeckerQueen Anne · Built 18880.4 mi BMoody Shattuck HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi BEmmanuel BaptistNorman Romanesque0.5 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 BI00F BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19060.5 mi BAurora HotelClassical Revival · Built 18970.5 mi BVendome, The, and the St. IvesClassical Revival0.5 mi BThe Printers BuildingBuilding0.5 mi BStevens' BuildingItalianate0.5 mi DMain and Franklin Streets Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi BBancroft HotelBeaux Arts Classical · Built 19120.5 mi BDodge Block and Sawyer Building, Bancroft Trust BuildingLate Victorian0.5 mi BRidyard, B. E., Three-DeckerQueen Anne Three-Decker · Built 19100.5 mi BWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 mi DMay Street Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 mi BWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.5 mi BOld State Mutual BuildingSecond Empire0.5 mi StElm ParkStructure0.5 mi BGilman BlockClassical Revival0.5 mi BTilley Raymond HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi BElwood Adams Store19th Century Commercial Vernacular0.5 mi BArmsby BlockPanel Brick · Built 18850.5 mi BHenry Goulding HouseItalianate0.5 mi BW.H. Goulding HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi BSamuel Copeland HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi BWilliam Trowbridge Forbes HouseNeo-Tudor0.5 mi

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Victorian Gothic style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian Gothic.

Lincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic District0.2 mi away

John Hastins Cottage0.2 mi away

Charles Chamberlain House0.3 mi away

George Cobb House0.3 mi away

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Questions about Merrill Double House

Is Merrill Double House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000581).

Is Merrill Double 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 Merrill Double 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 Merrill Double 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 63792869 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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