Building at 614 Main Street

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Building at 614 Main Street
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Location 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
Built1910
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000285 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

The building at 614 Main Street in Barnstable, Massachusetts is a modest commercial building built in 1910, during the area's main period of development as a commercial district. Stylistically, the single story wood-frame building is similar to 606 Main Street, although it has more obvious Arts and Crafts features, including exposed rafters. The building has a gable roof, whose front slope includes a shed-roof dormer providing access to storage space above the stores. [2]

The building 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 614 Main Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-30.