John P. Parker House

John Parker (1827-1900), a former slave, lived in this house, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark, from about 1853 until his death, and from this location planned many rescue attempts of slaves held captive in the "borderlands" ...

National Historic Landmark - John P. Parker House

National Historic Landmark - John P. Parker House

A former slave, John Parker's unflagging and oftentimes heroic efforts to rescue escaped slaves from the -borderlands- along the Ohio River underscores the major role played by African-Americans not only as slaves and ...

Parker House

1630 - 1930

Near by stood a garrison house, residence of Captain James Parker, Commander of the town forces in King Philip's War. Here Captain Parker parleyed with the Indian Chief John Monoco regarding his threat to burn Groton and Boston, ...

The Parker House

One of Boston’s luxury hotels, opened by innovative hosteller Harvey Parker, the Parker House has been operating on this site since 1856. Parker introduced the European Plan, started the practice of scrod, the fresh white fish catch of the day. ...

Gilmour – Parker House

Erected 1853

For Thomas Corse Gilmour,

English Cotten Merchant

Isaac Thayer, Architect-Builder.

Sold by Gilmour heirs in 1882

To John M. Parker,

whose son, John M. Parker, Jr.,

lived here and later served as

Governor of Louisiana

1920-1924.

The dining ...

Omni Hotels: The Parker House

1630-1673

Zacheus Bosworth, Captain Thomas Clarke and Lieutenant Richard Cooke dwelt here on School House Lane

1704

John Mico built a mansion on this site which was occupied in turn by Colonel Jacob Wendall, Governor Moses Gill and the Boylston ...

Parker Drayton House

circa 1800

Isacc Parker built the original house about 1800 when the waterside of the Ashley River lay along the garden. Colonel William Drayton greatly enlarged the house after 1816, and decorated in the Adam style from 1837 to 1899. ...