Pratt House, Reading

Name: Pratt House
Address: Reading, United States

#58 among attractions in Reading

Georgian architecture

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The Pratt House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. The two-story wood-frame house built in 1809 and is stylistically a transitional Georgian/Federal structure. The main portion of the house is a single room deep, and there is a two-story shed-roof extension on the rear. The house belonged to various members of the locally prominent Pratt family, including Joseph Pratt, the first Reading shoe manufacturer to use a stitching machine. ()

Built: 1809 (215 years ago)Coordinates: 42°32'46"N, 71°5'31"W

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Pratt House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: James Nichols House, Battell House, House at 1177 Main Street, Carroll–Hartshorn House.

0.6 miSW
Georgian architecture
James Nichols House, Reading
17 min walk • The James Nichols House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. Built c. 1795, this 1+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed house is built in a vernacular Georgian style, and is a rare local example of the style.
0.5 miS
Georgian architecture
Battell House, Reading
14 min walk • The Battell House is a historic house located at 293 Haverhill Street in Reading, Massachusetts. Built about 1806, it is a fine local example of transitional Georgian-Federal architecture.
0.6 miW
Greek Revival architecture
House at 1177 Main Street, Reading
17 min walk • 1177 Main Street in Reading, Massachusetts, is a well-preserved and prominent local example of transitional Greek Revival-Italianate house. It was built sometime before 1854 by John Nichols, and probably served as a farmhouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
0.4 miNW
Saltbox architecture
Carroll–Hartshorn House, Reading
11 min walk • The Carroll–Hartshorn House is a historic First Period house at 572 Haverhill Street in Reading, Massachusetts. Built c. 1700, it is one of the oldest buildings in Reading, set on an early route between Wakefield and Haverhill.

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Which popular attractions are close to Pratt House?

Nearby attractions include Carroll–Hartshorn House, Reading (11 min walk), Battell House, Reading (14 min walk), House at 1177 Main Street, Reading (17 min walk), James Nichols House, Reading (17 min walk).