Building at 600 Main Street

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Location600 Main Street,
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°38′56″N70°17′28″W / 41.64889°N 70.29111°W / 41.64889; -70.29111 Coordinates: 41°38′56″N70°17′28″W / 41.64889°N 70.29111°W / 41.64889; -70.29111
Built1920
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000286 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

600 Main Street is a historic commercial building located in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

It is a 1+12-story, wood-framed building whose gable roof is pierced by a three-part dormer surrounded by a balustrade. The building, constructed in 1920, has retained almost all of its original details, more so than the nearly-identical building at 595 Main Street, which has not. The building is notable as a high quality local example of commercial Colonial Revival architecture, and is typical of the area's gradual transformation into a commercial area in the early 20th century. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 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 600 Main Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-28.