What is "parish house"

n. (context US English) a rectory or vicarage

Parish House may refer to:

• Parish house, a church-related residence building
• Church of the Good Shepherd and Parish House, Hartford, Connecticut
• Parish House (Virginia City, Nevada), a former parish house of a St. Mary's church
• All Souls Episcopal Church and Parish House, Asheville, North Carolina
• Church of the Incarnation and Parish House, New York, New York

The Parish House, at 109 S. F St. in Virginia City, Nevada, is a well-preserved historic Italianate-style house that was built in 1876. It is included in the Virginia City Historic District. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

It was deemed significant for association with persons who lived there, and for its architecture. Persons lived there served the more successful who lived "on the Comstock" and included:

• Goodwin Jones, an engineer for the Caledonia Mine, one of the Comstock Lode mines
• Robert Patterson, proprietor of the International Saloon
• Dr. Thomas McDonald, a physician
• John McGrath, a merchant on C Street

The house was used as the parish house, i.e. rectory, of St. Mary's during 1935-1970, hence its name.