Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Parson House, built 1770

According to local legend, the house at 10 Main Street was built in 1771 by a man named Corbin or Corbetand used as a signal station during the Revolutionary War. The earliest verifiable owner was Jonathan Grout, a lawyer who came here about 1799 and was experimenting with the semaphore method of telegraphy developed by a Julian Corbett... For many years, it was the home of the Parsons family for whom Parsons Field is named... belchertown.org