{"nrhp_refnum":"84002778","name":"Parker House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"316 Haven St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Reading","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.527496883000026,"lon":-71.10020772599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small Queen Anne cottage with Stick-style detailing at 316 Haven Street, Reading, Massachusetts, built in 1881 for Ella J. Parker. The architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The house is an intact example of the Victorian houses built by lower and middle class Readingites. It also has fine Stick style-Queen Anne detailing. It retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and feeling.","narrative":"Built in 1881 for Ella J. Parker, this small cottage at 316 Haven Street in Reading sits on a corner lot of about 6,300 square feet and faces south. Its architect is unknown. The house is described as a fine Queen Anne cottage given a Stick-style interpretation. A wrap-around veranda with a roof carried on basket-handle arches seems extravagant for so small a building. Gable decoration reminiscent of half-timbering, staggered-butt shingles in the gable end and wide, arched veranda brackets give it the look of a cozy English cottage. The side streets on the east side of Reading were home mainly to lower middle-class and working-class families, and this modest house stands out for its high-style feeling and execution. It was listed as an intact example of the Victorian houses built by lower and middle class residents of the town, and for its detailing. The exterior is clapboard and shingle, with a rear extension and a garage.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Stick - Queen Anne","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.767832-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/94/7912/63791294/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002778.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002778/e1ddadb5fd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002778/e1ddadb5fd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ReadingMA_ParkerHouse_HavenStreet.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ReadingMA_ParkerHouse_HavenStreet.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791294","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_House_(Haven_Street,_Reading,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7138324"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/parker-house-84002778/"}