Blish-Garret House

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Blish-Garret House
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Location350 Plum Street,
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°41′41″N70°21′21″W / 41.69472°N 70.35583°W / 41.69472; -70.35583 Coordinates: 41°41′41″N70°21′21″W / 41.69472°N 70.35583°W / 41.69472; -70.35583
Built1760
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000327 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

The Blish-Garret House is a historic house located in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

This 1+12-story Cape style house was built c. 1760, and is a rare well-preserved instance of a Georgian colonial period Cape. It is slightly unusual in that it is a half-house, only three bays wide, which was never widened to the typical five bays. The main entry is simply framed, with a transom window. The first documented owner was Jonathan Blish; it was later owned by Andrew Garrett, for whom Garrett Pond is named. [2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Blish-Garrett House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-28.