Marion Parsons House, Fryeburg

Name: Marion Parsons House
Address: Fryeburg, United States

#8 among attractions in Fryeburg

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The Marion Parsons House is a historic house at 179 Main Street in Fryeburg, Maine. It is located on the southeast side of Main Street, opposite River Street and two doors west of Elm Street. The main block of the house, built c. 1838 by a tailor named Robert Tonge, is a modest 1+1⁄2-story Cape style wood-frame structure with a gable roof. The exterior is finished in clapboards, with chimneys at either end. It is five bays wide, with a recessed center entry that is framed by sidelights and a molded architrave. A 1+1⁄2-story ell, an 1870s replacement for an earlier one, extends to the rear of the main block. This ell is attached to a 1+1⁄2-story barn which has Greek Revival styling. ()

Built: 1940 (84 years ago)Coordinates: 44°0'51"N, 70°59'1"W

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Fryeburg United States

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Marion Parsons House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of the New Jerusalem, Fryeburg Public Library, Lovewell Pond, Fryeburg Registry of Deeds.

~1000 ftNE
Church
Church of the New Jerusalem, Fryeburg
5 min walk • The Church of the New Jerusalem, now known as The Fryeburg New Church, is a congregation of The New Church at 12 Oxford Street in Fryeburg, Maine. The historic church building is a Stick style structure designed by Portland architect, Charles H. Kimball, and built in 1878.
~620 ftN
Library
Fryeburg Public Library, Fryeburg
3 min walk • The Public Library of Fryeburg, Maine is located at 515 Main Street. The library is located in a stone building, which was built in 1832 as the District No. 1 Schoolhouse, and is one of only two known 19th-century stone schoolhouses in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lovewell Pond, Fryeburg
67 min walk • Lovewell Pond is a sizable body of water located in southeastern Fryeburg, Maine. It has a moderately developed shoreline with approximately 75-80 buildings, not including approximately 35 others with access rights to the pond's shoreline.
~230 ftNE
Greek Revival architecture
Fryeburg Registry of Deeds, Fryeburg
2 min walk • The Fryeburg Registry of Deeds is a historic former government building on Main Street in Fryeburg, Maine. Built in the early 18th century, it was the only building of the Oxford County government in the western part of the county, and a rare regional example of Greek Revival styling executed in brick.

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Which popular attractions are close to Marion Parsons House?

Nearby attractions include Fryeburg Registry of Deeds, Fryeburg (2 min walk), Fryeburg Public Library, Fryeburg (3 min walk), Church of the New Jerusalem, Fryeburg (5 min walk).