Edward Parsons House Explained

Edward Parsons House
Location:56 Cedar St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.3383°N -71.1989°W
Built:1877
Architecture:Stick/Eastlake
Added:September 04, 1986
Mpsub:Newton MRA
Refnum:86001862

The Edward Parsons House is a historic house at 56 Cedar Street in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1877, this -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 chamfered posts, brackets, and rosettes. Nothing is known of its first owner, Edward Parsons, who was listed as a "gentleman" in the local business directory.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Edward Parsons House. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-04-19.