Kemp Place, Historic Italianate residence in Reading, Massachusetts.
The two-and-a-half-story wooden house features clapboard siding, paired brackets along the roofline, and Gothic-style pierced-panel posts supporting the wraparound porch.
Built in 1858 by Robert 'Father' Kemp, founder of the Old Folks Concerts, the property includes a main house and a carriage barn on 1.57 acres of land.
The residence represents the Italianate architectural movement of the 1850s, with its characteristic square cupola containing banks of round-arch windows on each side.
Located at 186 Summer Avenue in Reading, the property maintains its original structural elements and received National Register of Historic Places designation in 1984.
The house contains one of Reading's few remaining original cupolas from the nineteenth century, making it an exceptional example of period architecture.
Location: Massachusetts
GPS coordinates: 42.52139,-71.11722
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:25
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