Located east of Paris proper, the Robinson-Parsons House is an excellent example of the Federal style. The main block of the house was finished in 1803 and was added to the front of what is now a rear ell. The rear ell was constructed c.1795. The side-gabled house exhibits unique features such as brick end walls and an elaborately carved cornice and central door surround. The surround consists of pilasters supporting a delicately carved frieze below a projecting cornice. A fanlight with fine muntins tops the paneled wood door. Stephen Robinson settled here in 1788 and was one of the first European-Americans to arrive in this part of Paris. Stephen and his wife Jemima had eleven children, which necessitated constructing a larger house in the early nineteenth century. The second story has a hinged wall, which could open up the whole floor for dancing or social events. Their daughter Apphia married John Parsons, and the house would remain in the Parsons family for many years.
Year Listed: 1982
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