Capen, Parson, House - View this location on map The is one of the best preserved large 17th century frame English Colonial dwellings in the U.S. Gable-roofed, with an oak frame rising two stories and a clapboard exterior, it has the date June 18, 1683, carved on a second-story beam. Parson Joseph Capen was called to the pastorate at Topsfield in 1681 and the age of 23. Howlett Street, Topsfield, Massachusetts Historical

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