Josiah B. Whitman House

The Josiah B. Whitman House is a historic house located in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Josiah B. Whitman House
Josiah Whitman House
Josiah B. Whitman House is located in Cape Cod
Josiah B. Whitman House
Josiah B. Whitman House is located in Massachusetts
Josiah B. Whitman House
Josiah B. Whitman House is located in the United States
Josiah B. Whitman House
Location210 Maple Street,
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°42′31″N 70°23′21″W / 41.70861°N 70.38917°W / 41.70861; -70.38917
Built1860
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPSBarnstable MRA
NRHP reference No.87000236[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

Description and history

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The two story wood-frame house was built c. 1860 by Josiah Whitman. It is a well-preserved local example of vernacular Second Empire styling. It has the characteristic mansard roof, with eaves decorated by heavy brackets. The entry is offset to the left side, with a portico that is also heavily bracketed. A wing, also mansard-roofed, extends to the southwest at the rear of the main block. Bay windows project from the front and side, topped with roofs whose cornices are also bracketed.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Josiah B. Whitman". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-06.