John B. McDermott Three-Decker

Worcester, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Built around 1910 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the John B. McDermott Three-Decker exemplifies Colonial Revival architecture applied to the working-class triple-decker housing type. Distinguished by its well-preserved state and unusually lavish ornamental detailing, the building features a side hall plan with a projecting bay and a hip roof topped with pedimented gable sections—an uncommon configuration. The roofline is articulated by a heavy bracketed cornice, while the facade centers on a two-story gable-end pedimented porch supported by slender round columns, with its base wrapping around the building's right side. The porch roof echoes the main cornice's bracketing design. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.