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[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Reading, Massachusetts]]
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Francis Brooks House
Francis Brooks House is located in Massachusetts
Francis Brooks House
Francis Brooks House is located in the United States
Francis Brooks House
LocationReading, Massachusetts
Built1887
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002524 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The Francis Brooks House is a historic house at 78-80 Prescott Street in Reading, Massachusetts. This 2-1/2 story wood frame house was built c. 1887-88 by Francis E. Brooks, a local entrepreneur involved in a range of businesses. The house is one of Reading's finest Queen Anne/Stick style houses, with sunburst decorations, jigsaw trim decoration, and decorative shingle bands. Francis Brooks, the first owner, was, among other business pursuits, owner of the Hill Brush Company, a producer of magnetic hair brushes.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Francis Brooks House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-19.