Built in 1842 to a design by architect Elias Carter, it is one of the best-preserved high-style Greek Revival mansions in the city.

[1] The Dowley-Taylor House is set on the north side of Main Street, south of Worcester's downtown business district.

It is a large two story rectangular block with a hip roof topped by an oversized cupola with a surrounding porch.

The front door is centered on the five-bay facade, surrounded by sidelight and transom windows and topped by an elaborate entablature supported by pilasters.

[2] The house was built in 1842 to a design by Worcester architect Elias Carter, and is the best-preserved of a small number of surviving Greek Revival mansions in the city.