Greek Revival houses in Reading
Greek Revival buildings carry low pitched gables, heavy cornices and columned porticoes modelled on Greek temples. The style was common across the United States from the 1820s through the 1850s.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1757 to 1865. 10 stops, 2.1 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Walking order
- 1House at 206 West Street206 West St.Building · built 1844 · listed 1984start
- 2Edwin Bassett House115 Prescott St.Building · built 1850 · listed 19840.3 mi from stop 1
- 3Eaton-Prescott House284 Summer Ave.Building · built 1757 · listed 19840.1 mi from stop 2
- 4House at 26 Center Avenue26 Center Ave.Building · built 1865 · listed 19840.4 mi from stop 3
- 5Benjamin Beard House251 Ash St.Building · built 1852 · listed 19840.3 mi from stop 4
- 6Luther Elliott House309 Haven St.Building · built 1847 · listed 19840.4 mi from stop 5
- 7House at 42 Salem Street42 Salem St.Building · built 1840 · listed 19840.2 mi from stop 6
- 8Washington Damon House38 Salem St.Building · built 1840 · listed 1984354 ft from stop 7
- 9House at 79-81 Salem Street79-81 Salem St.Building · built 1840 · listed 19840.1 mi from stop 8
- 10Charles Manning House145 Salem St.Building · built 1850 · listed 19840.2 mi from stop 9
2.1 straight-line miles over 9 legs. Printed from registeratlas.com/tours/ma/reading/style-greek-revival/
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in Reading
- Italianate houses in Reading10 stops · 1.9 milesItalianate buildings have low roofs with wide bracketed eaves, tall narrow windows and heavy hoods over the openings. The Reading examples on this route went up between 1802 and 1886.
- Queen Anne houses in Reading10 stops · 1.9 milesQueen Anne is a late Victorian manner of irregular plans, steep roofs, turrets, bay windows and wrapping porches. The Reading examples on this route went up between 1831 and 1895.
- Houses and mansions in Reading15 stops · 1.3 milesThe route links houses built between 1757 and 1920. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.