Built 1908 NRHP Reference # 07001202 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | MPS Worcester MRA Opened 1908 Added to NRHP 19 November 2007 | |
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Location 97-103 Water St., Worcester, Massachusetts Similar Wachusett Reservoir, DCU Center, Green Hill Park, Salisbury Mansion and Store, Elm Park | ||
The Goldberg Building is a historic commercial building at 97-103 Water Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The four story brick building, occupying a corner lot at Water and Harrison Streets, was built c. 1908. Its street-facing facades are laid in yellow brick, while the other two sides are in red brick; all are laid in running bond. There are eight window bays facing Harrison Street, seven facing Water Street, and one diagonal bay at the corner. The store fronts on the first level, recently restored to their original appearance, consist of large plate glass display windows topped by smaller transom windows, separated in groups by brick piers. The main entrance, on the diagonal, is recessed and canted inward, allowing for display windows on either side of the doorway. Windows on the upper floors are topped by segmented arches, and the main facades of the building are topped by a corbelled cornice.
The interior of the building has very little of its original substance. The ground floor stores have no remaining historic materials, and the upper floors were effectively gutted down to the timber framing. The structure was built by Samuel Goldberg, a local hardware store owner whose business was apparently bought out to make way for railroad expansion in the neighborhood. In its early years, the building was principally occupied by businesses operated by members of a growing local Jewish community. After a period of decline beginning in the years after World War II, the building was rehabilitated for use as shops and office space in 2001.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.