Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House

Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House
Location 35 Main St., Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°39′22″N 70°16′22″W / 41.65611°N 70.27278°W / 41.65611; -70.27278Coordinates: 41°39′22″N 70°16′22″W / 41.65611°N 70.27278°W / 41.65611; -70.27278
Built 1850 (1850)
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP Reference #

87000299

[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 1987

The Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House is a historic house at 35 Main Street 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

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 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Barnstable Multiple Resource Area Document". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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