Capt. Alexander Crocker House

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Capt. Alexander Crocker House
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Location358 Sea Street,
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°38′20″N70°17′27″W / 41.63889°N 70.29083°W / 41.63889; -70.29083 Coordinates: 41°38′20″N70°17′27″W / 41.63889°N 70.29083°W / 41.63889; -70.29083
Built1865
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000274 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

The Capt. Alexander Crocker House is a historic house located in the Hyannis village of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The 2+12-story wood-frame house was built c. 1865, and his one of the village's finest Italianate houses. It has roughly square proportions, with an off-center entry flanked by a single-story projecting bay window, both of which are topped by cornices with brackets. Above them are three sash windows with projecting lintels, and there is a round-arch window in the gable. The roof line is studded with paired brackets. There is a period barn on the property which is topped by a cupola. Its first owner was a ship's captain. [2]

The house 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 Capt. Alexander Crocker House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-26.