Benjamin Baker Jr. House
Benjamin Baker Jr. House | |
Location | Barnstable, Massachusetts |
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Built | 1828 |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | Other, Federal |
MPS | Barnstable MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 87000352 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 10, 1987 |
The Benjamin Baker Jr. House is a historic house at 1579 Hyannis Road in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Built c. 1828, it is a simple single story Federal style cottage, 3 bays wide, with a side gable roof and wood shingle siding. Its front door, in the right-side bay, is flanked by pilasters and topped by a transom window. The chimney rises from the center of the house behind the left bay. The house was built by Benjamin Baker, Jr., a caulker. His family owned much land in the area, and the road was originally known as "Baker's Lane".[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Benjamin Baker Jr. House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-25.