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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and <br /> evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) <br /> This is one of the best preserved houses on Parker Street. Its <br /> original finishes are intact. Features include patterned shingles in the <br /> front and side gables, and a porch with turned posts and a spindle frieze. <br /> HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state <br /> history and how the building relates to the development of the community.) <br /> _ This house was built between 1875 and 1889; in the latter year the <br /> owner was George A. Vickery, a brush-maker who worked in Boston. In 1898 it <br /> was owned by George M. Litchfield, whose occupation is not listed in the <br /> 1899 Directory, and in 1906 by Fred H. Talcott, an apothecary. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) <br /> 1889 map <br /> 1898 map <br /> 1906 map <br /> 1887 Directory <br /> 1899 Directory <br /> 1906 Directory <br /> 10M - 7/82 <br />