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Edwin Bassett House
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On the National Register since 1984
Edwin Bassett House
Edwin Bassett House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 19, 1984. It is significant for its industry and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Greek Revival. It was listed as part of Reading MRA.
The Edwin Bassett House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved Greek Revival house, built in 1850 by Edwin Bassett, the first Reading shoemaker to install a McKay stitching machine, a device that revolutionized and led to the industrialization of what was before that a cottage industry. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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The nearest neighbor is North Shore Speech And Language Services, 1 min walk away.
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14 places within a five-minute walk of Edwin Bassett House.
🌳Get outsideLong Woods Hills3 min walk🍽️EatLast Corner Restaurant9 min walk☕Grab a coffeeswissbakers9 min walk🎁BrowseMary Rose's Quilts and Treasures9 min walk
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North Shore Speech And Language ServicesPathologist
1 min walk🦷Susan FitzgeraldDentist
2 min walk🏗️Gagnon ContractingContractor
2 min walk🌱Sawyer Nursery SchoolPreschool
2 min walk⛪Unitarian Universalist Church of ReadingChurch cathedral
2 min walk🧰The Buddhist Meditation Group @ UUCRMeditation center
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