William Parker House

The William Parker House is a historic house at 55 Walnut Street in Reading, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1796, was expanded early in the 19th century into a two family residence, and converted back into a single family in the early 20th century. It is notable for its association with William Parker, a dissenter from the doctrines espoused by the local Congregational Church. In 1849 he joined with other members of his extended family in splitting the congregation.[2]

William Parker House
William Parker House is located in Massachusetts
William Parker House
William Parker House is located in the United States
William Parker House
LocationReading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′35.29″N 71°6′28.51″W
Builtc. 1796; 1910
ArchitectWillard P. Adden (1910)
Architectural styleFederal
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002791[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

In 1910 the house was purchased by Walter Scott Hopkins, a Boston merchant. Hopkins hired a local architect, Willard P. Adden, to return the house to its original single-family configuration and restore and renovate the house for use as a family home. Hopkins only owned the house for a few years before selling it to Adden c. 1916, though he too only lived there briefly, moving in 1918.[3][4][2] Adden later moved to Woburn Street.

The house was listed on 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 William Parker House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  3. Howard V. Bowen, "The Story of Two Remodeled Farmhouses" in American Homes and Gardens 8, no. 10 (October, 1911): 365-370.
  4. "Ancient Abode at Reading" in Boston Daily Globe, March 10, 1912, 6.


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