Edward Parsons House

Edward Parsons House
Location 56 Cedar St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′18″N 71°11′56″W / 42.33833°N 71.19889°W / 42.33833; -71.19889Coordinates: 42°20′18″N 71°11′56″W / 42.33833°N 71.19889°W / 42.33833; -71.19889
Built 1877
Architectural style Stick/Eastlake
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP Reference # 86001862[1]
Added to NRHP September 04, 1986

The Edward Parsons House is a historic house at 56 Cedar Street in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1877, this 1-1/2 story wood frame house is an unusual local small-scale example of Stick style. Its gables are decorated with applied wood. The porch is further decorated with chamferred posts, brackets, and rosettes. Nothing is known of its first owner, Edward Parsons, who was listed as a "gentleman" in the local business directory.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Edward Parsons House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-19.


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