The B. E. Ridyard Three-Decker is a historic
three-decker
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house in
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Massachusetts, second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the list of United States cities by population, 113th most populous city in the United States. Named after Worcester ...
. When the c. 1910 house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1990,
it was noted for its Queen Anne styling, included bands of colored shingling on the front bays, and decorative wood work on the porches.
Since then, the house has been resided, and the porch details have been removed or covered over (see photo). The area where it was built was at the outer edge of residential development west of downtown during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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References
Apartment buildings in Worcester, Massachusetts
Queen Anne architecture in Massachusetts
Houses completed in 1910
National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts
Apartment buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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