Queen Anne architecture in Worcester
Queen Anne is a late Victorian manner of irregular plans, steep roofs, turrets, bay windows and wrapping porches. It was the dominant fashion for American houses from about 1880 to 1900.
14 stops, 1.9 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Otis Putnam House25 Harvard St.Building · listed 1980start
- 2Riordan, John, Three-Decker8 Dix St.Building · built 1888 · listed 1990324 ft from stop 1
- 3Whitcomb House51 Harvard St.Building · listed 19770.1 mi from stop 2
- 4Dean, Mary, Three-Decker130 Belmont St.Building · listed 19900.6 mi from stop 3
- 5Johnson, John, Three-Decker140 Eastern Ave.Building · listed 19900.1 mi from stop 4
- 6Bostrom, Eric, Three-Decker152 Eastern Ave.Building · listed 1990293 ft from stop 5
- 7Carlson, Eric, Three-Decker154 Eastern Ave.Building · listed 199073 ft from stop 6
- 8Davis, Rodney, Three-Decker62 Catharine St.Building · listed 1990302 ft from stop 7
- 9Lundberg, Charles, Three-Decker67 Catharine St.Building · listed 1990120 ft from stop 8
- 10Blodgett, Lydia, Three-Decker167 Eastern Ave.Building · listed 1990255 ft from stop 9
- 11Munroe, Sarah, Three-Decker11 Rodney St.Building · listed 19900.1 mi from stop 10
- 12Johnson, Paul, Three-Decker7 Stanton St.Building · listed 1990392 ft from stop 11
- 13Jesse Moore House25 Catherine St.Building · listed 19800.4 mi from stop 12
- 14Frederick Daniels House148 Lincoln St.Building · listed 19800.2 mi from stop 13
1.9 straight-line miles over 13 legs. Printed from registeratlas.com/tours/ma/worcester/style-queen-anne/
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 14 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Worcester
- Greek Revival houses in Worcester10 stops · 1.8 milesGreek Revival buildings carry low pitched gables, heavy cornices and columned porticoes modelled on Greek temples.
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Worcester11 stops · 2.0 milesRenaissance Revival draws on the Italian palazzo, with a rusticated ground floor, round arched windows and a strong horizontal cornice.
- Neoclassical architecture in Worcester11 stops · 2.1 milesNeoclassical buildings borrow the columns, pediments and symmetry of Greek and Roman temples. The Worcester examples on this route went up between 1851 and 1926.
- Colonial Revival architecture in Worcester10 stops · 2.3 milesColonial Revival reworks the symmetry, shutters and classical doorways of American colonial building. The Worcester examples on this route went up between 1914 and 1928.
- Houses and mansions in Worcester15 stops · 0.9 milesThe route links the houses the register carries in Worcester. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.