Joseph Parker House

The Joseph Parker House is a historic house at 107 Grove Street in Reading, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was probably built around 1795, when it first appeared on local maps. It is predominantly Federal in its styling, with smaller second-story windows and boxed cornices. Its center entry surround is a Greek Revival feature, with an architrave surround with corner blocks and half-length sidelight windows. The house's notable occupants include Loea Parker, who died in the War of 1812, and F. Howard Gilson, an early experimenter in photography. From 1910 to 1932 it was owned by the Fathers' and Mothers' Club, which used it as a country retreat for urban youth.[2]

Joseph Parker House
Joseph Parker House is located in Massachusetts
Joseph Parker House
Joseph Parker House is located in the United States
Joseph Parker House
LocationReading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°32′11.73″N 71°7′14.78″W
Built1795
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002781[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Joseph Parker House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-17.


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