Queen Anne houses in Reading
Queen Anne is a late Victorian manner of irregular plans, steep roofs, turrets, bay windows and wrapping porches. It was the dominant fashion for American houses from about 1880 to 1900.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1831 to 1895. 10 stops, 1.9 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
- 1Harnden-Browne House60-62 Salem St.Building · built 1831 · listed 1985start
- 2Parker House316 Haven St.Building · built 1881 · listed 19840.2 mi from stop 1
- 3House at 57 Woburn Street57 Woburn St.Building · built 1889 · listed 1984401 ft from stop 2
- 4Masonic Block600-622 Main St.Building · built 1893 · listed 19840.2 mi from stop 3
- 5Brande House54 Woburn St.Building · built 1889 · listed 19840.1 mi from stop 4
- 6Boston and Maine Railroad DepotLincoln St.Building · built 1870 · listed 19840.2 mi from stop 5
- 7House at 129 High Street129 High St.Building · built 1890 · listed 19840.3 mi from stop 6
- 8Francis Brooks House78-80 Prescott St.Building · built 1887 · listed 19840.4 mi from stop 7
- 9Charles Wells House99 Prescott St.Building · built 1894 · listed 1984328 ft from stop 8
- 10House at 77 Howard Street77 Howard St.Building · built 1895 · listed 19840.4 mi from stop 9
1.9 straight-line miles over 9 legs. Printed from registeratlas.com/tours/ma/reading/style-queen-anne/
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.
- Greek Revival houses in Reading10 stops · 2.1 milesGreek Revival buildings carry low pitched gables, heavy cornices and columned porticoes modelled on Greek temples. The Reading examples on this route went up between 1757 and 1865.
- 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.