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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

Capt. Nathaniel Parker Red House

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A landmark in Reading, in the middle of things: 367 places within a five-minute walk. One of 38 history & landmarks in Reading.

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On the National Register since 1984

Parker, Capt. Nathaniel, Red House

Parker, Capt. Nathaniel, Red House

Parker, Capt. Nathaniel, Red House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 19, 1984. It is significant for its town planning, commerce and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Vernacular Georgian. It was listed as part of Reading MRA.

The Capt. Nathaniel Parker Red House is a historic house at 77–83 Ash Street in Reading, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story vernacular Georgian house, five bays wide, with entrances on its north and south facades. The southern entry is slightly more elegant, with flanking pilasters and a transom window. The house was built sometime before 1755, and was already a well-known landmark because it was (unusually for t…

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77–83 Ash St

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Address77–83 Ash St · 01867
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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