Daniel Crosby House

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Daniel Crosby House
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Location18 Bay St.,
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°37′44″N70°23′18″W / 41.62889°N 70.38833°W / 41.62889; -70.38833 Coordinates: 41°37′44″N70°23′18″W / 41.62889°N 70.38833°W / 41.62889; -70.38833
Built1749 (1749)
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000306 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1987

The Daniel Crosby House is a historic house located in the Osterville village of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

Built c. 1790, it is a 1+12-story "half Cape" (three bays wide), with a side entry and chimney. This well-preserved house was owned by Daniel Crosby, the progenitor of the locally prominent Crosby family, and Reverend Edward Bourne Hinckley, the community's first librarian. It was also home to the local historical society for a time. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 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 Daniel Crosby House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-26.