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Riordan, John, Three-Decker
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National Register of Historic Places

Riordan, John, Three-Decker

On the National Register since 199036 years
Queen AnneListed 1990Worcester

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Riordan, John, Three-Decker

Riordan, John, Three-Decker, at 8 Dix St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 9, 1990. The Register lists it for its town planning, european, architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 559 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester Three-Deckers TR. 22 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Worcester, Massachusetts. 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↗
Through the years

1888 to today

  1. 1888Built
  2. 1990Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 36 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

8 Dix St., Worcester · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

57 more Register listings within half a mile

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BWCIS BankItalianate · Built 18510.3 miBKatz and Leavitt Apartment HouseEclectic0.3 miBJoseph Davis HouseShingle Style0.3 miBAlexander Marsh HouseGreek Revival · Built 18480.3 miBWaldo Street Police StationRenaissance Revival0.3 miDMechanics' Hall DistrictVictorian0.3 miBWorcester Five Cents Savings BankBuilding0.3 miBMechanics HallItalianate0.3 miBDay BuildingRomanesque Revival0.3 miBJohn Hastins CottageVictorian Gothic0.3 miBSalisbury Factory BuildingUtilitarian Industrial0.3 miBSalisbury Factory BuildingVictorian Gothic0.3 miDLower Pleasant Street DistrictDistrict0.4 miBHoratio Tower HouseItalianate0.4 miBG.A.R. HallHigh Victorian0.4 miBDuprey BuildingBuilt 19260.4 miBSlater BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBUnion Congregational ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBMerrill Double HouseVictorian Gothic0.4 miDOxford-Crown Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.4 miBWilliam Hogg HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBIsaac Davis HouseItalianate · Built 18700.4 miBDewey Francis, HouseFlemish0.4 miBCharles Allen HouseSecond Empire0.4 miBCastle Street Row-Boundary IncreaseRomanesque Revival0.4 miBFrank L. and Mabel H. Dean HouseColonial Revival0.4 miDLincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBHarris-Merrick HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBWilliam Trowbridge Forbes HouseNeo-Tudor0.4 miBBliss BuildingVictorian Gothic · Built 18880.4 miBCathedral of St. PaulVictorian Gothic · Built 18740.5 miBWorcester Young Women's Christian AssociationBuilding0.5 miBPark BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBWorcester City Hall and CommonSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBEnglish High SchoolRomanesque Revival0.5 miBPoli's Palace TheaterBeaux Arts · Built 19040.5 miBAldus Chapin Higgins HouseNeo-Tudor · Built 19210.5 miDWashburn and Moen North Works DistrictVictorian0.5 mi
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Queen Anne style, nearby

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

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Questions about Riordan, John, Three-Decker

Is Riordan, John, Three-Decker on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 9, 1990 (Register number 89002405).

Is Riordan, John, Three-Decker a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Riordan, John, Three-Decker?

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 Riordan, John, Three-Decker?

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 63793405 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.