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The John Legg House is a historic house at 5 Claremont Street in
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. 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 -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. The house was listed on the
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in 1980. 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 There are 291 properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts. Of these, 82 are west of I-190 and the north-south section of I-290 and south of Massachusetts Route 122, and are listed be ...
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References

Houses in Worcester, Massachusetts Queen Anne architecture in Massachusetts Houses completed in 1896 National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Massachusetts {{WorcesterMA-NRHP-stub