Christina Nelson Three-Decker
building in Massachusetts, United States
The Christina Nelson Three-Decker is a historic triple decker residence in Worcester, Massachusetts. The house was built c. 1916, and is a well-preserved local example of Colonial Revival styling. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Description and history
The Christina Nelson Three-Decker is located in the North Quinsigamond neighborhood of southern Worcester, on the south side of Butler Street between Bothina and Malmo Streets. It is three-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and exterior finished in modern siding. Its three stories of porches are supported by Tuscan columns, and flanked on the left side by a rounded window bay. The main facade is topped by a fully pedimented gable end. The exterior was originally finished in a combination of clapboards and wooden shingles; the latter appeared in bands between the windows of the front window bay.
The house was built about 1916, during an extended residential building boom in the Quinsigamond area that lasted from 1890 to about 1920.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Christina Nelson Three-Decker” is building in Massachusetts, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Christina, Nelson and Three-Decker, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “building in Massachusetts, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5110838. Authority coordinates are 42.234, -71.799. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1916, 1990, 1890 and 1920.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Christina Nelson Three-Decker”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Christina Nelson Three-Decker primary sources, Christina Nelson Three-Decker archive and Christina research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Christina Nelson Three-Decker”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Christina Nelson Three-Decker” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.