Parker Tavern | |
![]() Parker Tavern in 2008 | |
Location | 103 Washington Street, Reading, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°31′14.75″N 71°6′24.18″W / 42.5207639°N 71.1067167°W |
Built | 1694 |
Architectural style | Colonial |
MPS | Reading MRA (AD) |
NRHP reference No. | 75000286[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 19, 1975 |
The Parker Tavern is a historic house museum in Reading, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1694, it is the oldest extant structure in Reading.[2] The saltbox was built by Abraham Bryant, a farmer and blacksmith, and Ephraim Parker operated a tavern on the premises in the 18th century. It has been a local history museum since 1923, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]