Battell House, Reading

Name: Battell House
Address: Reading, United States

#43 among attractions in Reading

Georgian architecture

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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. It is notable as the home of Charles Battell, a veteran of the American Civil War. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. ()

Built: 1806 (218 years ago)Coordinates: 42°32'21"N, 71°5'18"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Reading Police Department, House at 322 Haven Street, House at 79–81 Salem Street, Charles Manning House.

1.2 miSW
42°31'32"N • 71°6'13"W
Reading Police Department, Reading
32 min walk • City hall, Police, Safety
1.3 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture
House at 322 Haven Street, Reading
33 min walk • 322 Haven Street in Reading, Massachusetts is well preserved cottage with Gothic and Italianate features. Built sometime before 1889, its use of even modest Gothic features is unusual in Reading, where the Gothic Revival was not particularly popular.
1 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
House at 79–81 Salem Street, Reading
27 min walk • The House at 79–81 Salem Street, also known as the Samuel Allen House, in Reading, Massachusetts was a modest Greek Revival two-family cottage. The wood-frame house was built sometime between 1830 and 1854 was a typical vernacular Greek Revival house, with a five-bay facade and a paired central entrance.
0.9 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Charles Manning House, Reading
24 min walk • The Charles Manning House is a historic house in Reading, Massachusetts. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame house, three bays wide, with a front-facing gable roof, clapboard siding, and a granite foundation.
1.3 miSW
City hall
Reading Municipal Building, Reading
33 min walk • The former Reading Municipal Building is a historic building at 49 Pleasant Street in Reading, Massachusetts. Built in 1885, this two-story brick building was the town's first municipal structure, housing the town offices, jail, and fire station.
0.6 miW
Georgian architecture
James Nichols House, Reading
16 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.
1 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
House at 1177 Main Street, Reading
25 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.
0.5 miN
Georgian architecture
Pratt House, Reading
14 min walk • 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.
0.9 miNW
Saltbox architecture
Carroll–Hartshorn House, Reading
23 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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Nearby attractions include Pratt House, Reading (14 min walk), James Nichols House, Reading (16 min walk), Carroll–Hartshorn House, Reading (23 min walk), Charles Manning House, Reading (24 min walk).

Battell House, Reading

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

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