The Parker House is a historic house at 52 Salem Street in Reading, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story vernacular Federal-style wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, clapboard siding, and a granite foundation. Its center entrance is particularly fine, with tall sidelight windows flanked by pilasters, and topped by an entablature with a shallow hood. The house was built in 1792, although its center chimney may date from an older house built on the site in 1715. Jonas Parker, the builder, was active in the American Revolution. A portion of Parker's farm was dedicated as Memorial Park in 1919.[2]
Parker House | |
 | |
   | |
| Location | 52 Salem St., Reading, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°31′35.18″N 71°6′0.54″W / 42.5264389°N 71.1001500°W |
| Built | 1792 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | Reading MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002774[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Parker House, Salem Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-17.