Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House
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| Location | 35 Main St., Barnstable, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°39′22″N 70°16′22″W / 41.65611°N 70.27278°W |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| MPS | Barnstable MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000299[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1987 |
The Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House is a historic house in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Built about 1850, it is a late example of transitional Federal-Greek Revival architecture, and a somewhat modest house built for a ship's captain. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
Description and history
[edit]The Captain Seth Baker Jr. House stands in a busy commercial area of the village of Hyannis, on the south side of Main Street between Parkway Place and Bayview Street. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its front facade is five bays wide, with a central entrance framed by Federal style slender pilasters, tall frieze, and projecting cornice.[2] Greek Revival features include its slightly lower window placement and the clapboarded exterior.[3] A modern single-story addition extends to the rear.[2]
The house was built about 1850, and its survival in what is now a commercial area is a reminder of the area's early history. It was built by Seth Baker, Jr., a deep-sea ship's captain. The house's modest features are a contrast to the more elaborate houses often built by ship's captains in the area, indicating that there was a wide range of economic situations in that profession.[2] The house now houses professional offices.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "Barnstable Multiple Resource Area Document". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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