Capt. Nathaniel Parker Red House

Reading, United States

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The Capt. Nathaniel Parker Red House stands at 77–83 Ash Street in Reading, Massachusetts, a 2½-story vernacular Georgian structure built before 1755. Five bays wide, the house features entrances on both its north and south facades, with the southern entry distinguished by flanking pilasters and a transom window. Painted an unusual color for its era, the house operated as a tavern on the coach road and became a notable meeting place for Revolutionary figures, including the Marquis de Lafayette and Alexander Hamilton. The property remained with militia captain Nathaniel Parker and his family through the late nineteenth century, though its tavern business declined after the construction of the Andover Turnpike in 1806–07 redirected traffic away from the site. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.