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Mark Temple House
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Mark Temple House

Listed as “Temple, Mark, House”

On the National Register since 198442 years
GeorgianListed 1984Reading

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Mark Temple House

Mark Temple House, at 141 Summer Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 19, 1984. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Georgian, as it does for 310 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Reading MRA. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1753 to today

  1. 1753Built
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

141 Summer Ave., Reading · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

18 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Georgian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Georgian.

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Questions about Mark Temple House

Is Mark Temple House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 19, 1984 (Register number 84002838).

Is Mark Temple House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Count Rumford Birthplace, 2.4 miles away.

Can you visit Mark Temple House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Mark Temple House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63790815 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.