62:
900:
87:
912:
444:
48:
889:
251:
1821. Miller took full ownership of the business in 1831, and purchased the building from Waldo's heirs in 1865. Around that time, it was raised from its original 2-1/2 stories to four stories, and its front facade was refaced with new brick. Miller sold the business to Elwood Adams and a partner in 1886. First known as Smith & Adams, it became known as the Elwood Adams Store in 1891, the name it retained until its closing in 2017.
94:
69:
250:
The hardware store that became the Elwood Adams Store was established in 1782 by Daniel Waldo Sr. on this site, erecting the city's first brick building. Waldo's son Daniel Jr. took over the business in 1791, and later partnered with Henry Miller, who purchased it in partnership with George Rice in
246:
The Elwood Adams Store building is located on the west side of Main Street in the northern part of
Worcester's downtown area. It is a four-story masonry structure, its facade crowned by an Italianate wooden cornice. The ground floor consists of two storefronts separate by a brick pier, although
234:. At the time of its closing in October 2017, it had been the longest operating hardware store in the United States, having begun business in 1782. The building that the store resided in was built about 1831, and is one of Worcester's oldest commercial buildings. It was listed on the
937:
527:
835:
830:
266:
825:
458:
523:
503:
498:
493:
463:
271:
513:
483:
385:
518:
508:
488:
468:
857:
478:
473:
862:
810:
690:
644:
577:
740:
715:
675:
603:
572:
551:
957:
820:
756:
725:
680:
665:
660:
815:
720:
710:
613:
730:
705:
695:
670:
623:
608:
598:
582:
556:
766:
761:
735:
700:
685:
628:
618:
378:
792:
787:
892:
394:
371:
942:
782:
867:
433:
423:
127:
967:
962:
952:
872:
904:
61:
947:
247:
these have for many years functioned as a single establishment. Windows are set in rectangular openings with stone sills and lintels.
86:
418:
299:
235:
34:
363:
190:
319:
231:
115:
413:
428:
408:
304:
916:
8:
267:
National
Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
206:
938:
Commercial buildings on the
National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
272:
National
Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
346:
227:
393:
931:
142:
129:
260:
47:
294:
958:
National
Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts
443:
395:
U.S. National
Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
943:
Buildings and structures in
Worcester, Massachusetts
424:
History of the
National Register of Historic Places
929:
905:National Register of Historic Places portal
379:
386:
372:
241:
93:
68:
46:
35:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
347:"NRHP nomination for Elwood Adams Store"
968:Commercial buildings completed in 1831
930:
341:
339:
317:
295:"National Register Information System"
289:
287:
367:
963:1831 establishments in Massachusetts
953:Hardware stores of the United States
320:"Last Elwood Adams receipt: $ 17.82"
300:National Register of Historic Places
236:National Register of Historic Places
336:
284:
13:
318:Barnes, George (20 October 2017).
14:
979:
948:Retail buildings in Massachusetts
910:
898:
888:
887:
442:
92:
85:
67:
60:
349:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
311:
201:
1:
277:
101:Show map of the United States
16:United States historic place
7:
868:National Historic Landmarks
254:
10:
984:
863:Cape Cod National Seashore
883:
850:
803:
775:
749:
653:
637:
591:
565:
544:
537:
451:
440:
401:
212:
200:NRHP reference
199:
189:
181:
166:
158:
121:
110:
76:Show map of Massachusetts
54:
45:
41:
32:
25:
21:
917:United States portal
232:Worcester, Massachusetts
182:Architectural style
116:Worcester, Massachusetts
242:Description and history
143:42.268500°N 71.800694°W
414:Keeper of the Register
230:at 156 Main Street in
429:National Park Service
409:Contributing property
305:National Park Service
185:Commercial Vernacular
148:42.268500; -71.800694
139: /
324:Worcester Telegram
224:Elwood Adams Store
162:less than one acre
27:Elwood Adams Store
925:
924:
846:
845:
545:Barnstable County
419:Historic district
307:. April 15, 2008.
220:
219:
975:
915:
914:
913:
903:
902:
901:
891:
890:
804:Worcester County
654:Middlesex County
542:
541:
446:
388:
381:
374:
365:
364:
358:
357:
355:
354:
343:
334:
333:
331:
330:
315:
309:
308:
291:
226:was an historic
203:
177:
175:
154:
153:
151:
150:
149:
144:
140:
137:
136:
135:
132:
102:
96:
95:
89:
77:
71:
70:
64:
50:
19:
18:
983:
982:
978:
977:
976:
974:
973:
972:
928:
927:
926:
921:
911:
909:
899:
897:
879:
842:
799:
771:
745:
649:
633:
587:
561:
533:
452:Lists by county
447:
438:
397:
392:
362:
361:
352:
350:
345:
344:
337:
328:
326:
316:
312:
293:
292:
285:
280:
257:
244:
173:
171:
147:
145:
141:
138:
133:
130:
128:
126:
125:
106:
105:
104:
103:
100:
99:
98:
97:
80:
79:
78:
75:
74:
73:
72:
37:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
981:
971:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
923:
922:
920:
919:
907:
895:
884:
881:
880:
878:
877:
876:
875:
865:
860:
854:
852:
848:
847:
844:
843:
841:
840:
839:
838:
833:
828:
818:
813:
807:
805:
801:
800:
798:
797:
796:
795:
790:
779:
777:
776:Suffolk County
773:
772:
770:
769:
764:
759:
753:
751:
750:Norfolk County
747:
746:
744:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
657:
655:
651:
650:
648:
647:
641:
639:
638:Hampden County
635:
634:
632:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
595:
593:
589:
588:
586:
585:
580:
575:
569:
567:
566:Bristol County
563:
562:
560:
559:
554:
548:
546:
539:
535:
534:
532:
531:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
455:
453:
449:
448:
441:
439:
437:
436:
434:Property types
431:
426:
421:
416:
411:
405:
403:
399:
398:
391:
390:
383:
376:
368:
360:
359:
335:
310:
282:
281:
279:
276:
275:
274:
269:
264:
256:
253:
243:
240:
228:hardware store
218:
217:
216:March 05, 1980
214:
210:
209:
204:
197:
196:
193:
187:
186:
183:
179:
178:
168:
164:
163:
160:
156:
155:
123:
119:
118:
114:156 Main St.,
112:
108:
107:
91:
90:
84:
83:
82:
81:
66:
65:
59:
58:
57:
56:
55:
52:
51:
43:
42:
39:
38:
33:
30:
29:
26:
23:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
980:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
935:
933:
918:
908:
906:
896:
894:
886:
885:
882:
874:
871:
870:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
855:
853:
849:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
823:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
808:
806:
802:
794:
791:
789:
786:
785:
784:
781:
780:
778:
774:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
754:
752:
748:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
658:
656:
652:
646:
643:
642:
640:
636:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
596:
594:
590:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
570:
568:
564:
558:
555:
553:
550:
549:
547:
543:
540:
538:Lists by city
536:
529:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
456:
454:
450:
445:
435:
432:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
406:
404:
400:
396:
389:
384:
382:
377:
375:
370:
369:
366:
348:
342:
340:
325:
321:
314:
306:
302:
301:
296:
290:
288:
283:
273:
270:
268:
265:
262:
259:
258:
252:
248:
239:
237:
233:
229:
225:
215:
213:Added to NRHP
211:
208:
205:
198:
195:Worcester MRA
194:
192:
188:
184:
180:
169:
165:
161:
157:
152:
124:
120:
117:
113:
109:
88:
63:
53:
49:
44:
40:
36:
31:
24:
20:
836:southwestern
831:northwestern
592:Essex County
351:. Retrieved
327:. Retrieved
323:
313:
298:
261:Armsby Block
249:
245:
223:
221:
851:Other lists
811:Southbridge
691:Marlborough
645:Springfield
578:New Bedford
263:, next door
146: /
134:71°48′2.5″W
131:42°16′6.6″N
122:Coordinates
932:Categories
741:Winchester
716:Somerville
676:Framingham
604:Gloucester
573:Fall River
552:Barnstable
459:Barnstable
353:2018-09-04
329:2017-10-23
278:References
821:Worcester
757:Brookline
726:Wakefield
681:Lexington
666:Cambridge
661:Arlington
524:Worcester
504:Nantucket
499:Middlesex
494:Hampshire
464:Berkshire
238:in 1980.
893:Category
816:Uxbridge
793:southern
788:northern
721:Stoneham
711:Sherborn
614:Lawrence
528:northern
514:Plymouth
484:Franklin
255:See also
207:80000584
111:Location
858:Bridges
826:eastern
731:Waltham
706:Reading
696:Medford
671:Concord
624:Methuen
609:Ipswich
599:Andover
583:Taunton
557:Harwich
519:Suffolk
509:Norfolk
489:Hampden
469:Bristol
172: (
170:c. 1831
873:Boston
783:Boston
767:Quincy
762:Milton
736:Weston
701:Newton
686:Lowell
402:Topics
629:Salem
479:Essex
474:Dukes
167:Built
619:Lynn
222:The
174:1831
159:Area
202:No.
191:MPS
934::
338:^
322:.
303:.
297:.
286:^
530:)
526:(
387:e
380:t
373:v
356:.
332:.
176:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
