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Reading, Massachusetts: Ship House (Gone)

Directions:
From Rt 128/95 take Rt. 28 north through Reading Square -- the ship was next to the Linens N Things.
Status:
Gone

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Ship House.

Ship House

This is a photo that my friend took of the Ship House as it was in 1997.

[meangrampa, 10/25/2015]

The Ship House, a private residence, was bulldozed in early October 2007.

Boat House - Gone

I'm sorry to say, the Boat House was demolished a few days ago. Alas, it is no more.

[Maeve Sullivan, 10/07/2007]
Ship House

At the intersection of Rt. 28 and Franklin St. in Reading is a house on a hill in the shape of a cruise ship. From what I have been told, the Ship-shaped house was once the residence of a man who owned a nearby seafood restaurant and fun park.

[Andrew Scott, 02/05/2007]

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