John Legg House
The John Legg House is a historic house at 5 Claremont Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Queen Anne style house was built in 1892 to a design by noted local architect Stephen Earle for John Legg, owner of the Worcester Woolens Company, one of the city's largest textile businesses.Photo: Namiba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: House
- Description: Worcester, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed
- Address: 5 Claremont Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include May Street Historic District and Woodland Street Historic District.
May Street Historic District
Historic site
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The May Street Historic District of Worcester, Massachusetts, encompasses a well-preserved collection of mid-19th century residences that are predominantly Queen Anne in their styling. May Street Historic District is situated 630 feet north of John Legg House.
Woodland Street Historic District
Historic site
The Woodland Street Historic District is a historic housing district in the Main South area of Worcester, Massachusetts. It consists of 19 Victorian houses that either face or abut on Woodland Street, between Charlotte and Oberlin Streets. Woodland Street Historic District is situated 900 feet west of John Legg House.
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Church
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Pilgrim Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church building at 909 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The brick Romanesque Revival building was constructed in 1887 to a design by local architect Stephen Earle. Pilgrim Congregational Church is situated 820 feet southwest of John Legg House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Main South and Beaver Street Historic District.
Main South
Neighborhood
Main South is a neighborhood in southern Worcester, Massachusetts. The area's eponymous feature is Main Street, the central roadway of the city. Main South experienced rapid economic development from the 1890s until the 1950s.
Beaver Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Beaver Street Historic District is a residential historic district in the Main South part of Worcester, Massachusetts. It encompasses a collection of five well preserved Colonial Revival triple-deckers located at 31-39 Beaver Street, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Worcester
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Explore fine arts, history, and take in a show in Worcester, a medium sized city in Central Massachusetts about an hour's drive west of Boston. Worcester's seven hills and their valleys contain top notch museums, nine colleges and universities, beautiful parks, and food from all over the globe.
John Legg House
- Categories: single-family detached home, building, and residential building
- Location: City of Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.25396° or 42° 15′ 14″ northLongitude
-71.81707° or 71° 49′ 1″ westLevels
2½Open location code
87JC753M+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 214203173OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseWikidata ID
Q6244450
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