Francis Brooks House

Francis Brooks House
Location Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°31′10.02″N 71°6′42.95″W / 42.5194500°N 71.1119306°W / 42.5194500; -71.1119306Coordinates: 42°31′10.02″N 71°6′42.95″W / 42.5194500°N 71.1119306°W / 42.5194500; -71.1119306
Built 1887
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
MPS Reading MRA
NRHP Reference #

84002524

[1]
Added to NRHP July 19, 1984

The Francis Brooks House is a historic house at 78-80 Prescott Street in Reading, Massachusetts. This 2-1/2 story wood frame house was built c. 1887-88 by Francis E. Brooks, a local entrepreneur involved in a range of businesses. The house is one of Reading's finest Queen Anne/Stick style houses, with sunburst decorations, jigsaw trim decoration, and decorative shingle bands. Francis Brooks, the first owner, was, among other business pursuits, owner of the Hill Brush Company, a producer of magnetic hair brushes.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Francis Brooks House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-19.


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