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A three-decker, triple-decker triplex or stacked triplex, [1] in the United States, is a three-story apartment building. These buildings are typically of light-framed, wood construction , where each floor usually consists of a single apartment, and frequently, originally, extended families lived in two, or all three floors.
The triple decker was built c. 1926 by David Dworman, a major developer of the Vernon Hill area, for the family's use. The Dwormans were responsible for building a number of triple deckers in the Woodford Street area just to the east. In addition to the Dwormans, early residents included merchants and salesmen. [2]
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Snout house: a house with the garage door being the closest part of the dwelling to the street. Octagon house: a house of symmetrical octagonal floor plan, popularized briefly during the 19th century by Orson Squire Fowler; Stilt house: is a house built on stilts above a body of water or the ground (usually in swampy areas prone to flooding).
The Lars Petterson-James Reidy Three-Decker is located northeast of downtown Worcester, in the Brittan Square neighborhood. It is set on the north side of Harlow Street, between Lincoln and Paine Streets. It is a three-story wood-frame structure, its third floor under a cross-gabled gambrel roof, and its exterior finished in modern siding.
The right-side bay of the front has bands of three sash windows on each level. On the right side of the building, there are projecting rectangular bays, also with three-part windows. A three-car garage stands at the rear of the property. [2] The house was built about 1926, during the later years of triple-decker development in the neighborhood.
The John Wescott Three-Decker, also known as the Wescott-Mulcahy Three-Decker is a historic triple decker house in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of a Queen Anne triple-decker, built about 1892. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
The Wesley Davis Three-Decker is a historic triple decker house in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of a Stick-style building that was typical of the early phases of triple-decker construction in the city. This house was built c. 1890; its first documented owner was Wesley Davis, a doctor who did not live in the ...