Capt. Joseph Hinckley House

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Capt. Joseph Hinckley House
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142 Old Stage Road
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Location Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°39′14″N70°21′2″W / 41.65389°N 70.35056°W / 41.65389; -70.35056
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1850
ArchitectCahoon, Bill
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000249 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

The Capt. Joseph Hinckley House is a historic house located at 142 Old Stage Road in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The 1-3/4 story wood-frame house was built c. 1850, and is an excellent local instance of Greek Revival architecture. Its front facade is flushboarded on the first floor, with full-length windows. The front porch has a wide entablature that is continued around the sides of the house, and is supported by fluted Doric columns. The property includes a barn that was built c. 1827. It served for a time as a stop on the area stagecoach route, and was also home to Joseph Hinckley, 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. Joseph Hinckley House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-20.