John Legg House

John Legg House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The John Legg House in May 2011
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Location	5 Claremont St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°15′14″N 71°49′3″W / 42.25389°N 71.81750°W / 42.25389; -71.81750Coordinates: 42°15′14″N 71°49′3″W / 42.25389°N 71.81750°W / 42.25389; -71.81750
Built	1896
Architect	Earle, Stephen
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Worcester MRA
NRHP reference No.	80000623 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 05, 1980

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. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame with an asymmetrical plan. One unusual feature is a first floor bay on the right side which is topped by a parapet. The center and left side of the house are sheltered by a porch, with a decorated gable end over the stairs.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1] Since the listing, some of the exterior features have been lost due to a later residing of the house.

See also[]

• Franklin Wesson House, 8 Claremont Street, also owned by a major Worcester businessman
• National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

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