Edward Penniman House and Barn

Edward Penniman House and Barn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Edward Penniman House
Nearest city	Eastham, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°49′6.5″N69°57′56.4″W / 41.818472°N 69.965667°W / 41.818472; -69.965667
Built	1868
Architectural style	Second Empire
Part of	Fort Hill Rural Historic District (ID00001656)
NRHP reference No.	76000155 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 28, 1976
Designated CP	April 5, 2001

The Edward Penniman House and Barn is a historic site in Eastham, Massachusetts, on Fort Hill, which is currently protected by the Cape Cod National Seashore and home to Indian Rock.

The house was built in 1868 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

History

The house was built by Edward Penniman (1831–1913). Penniman was attracted by the profits to be made as a whaler, so he ran to sea at age eleven and became master of his own whaling ship by age 29. He took his wife with him on his travels, which lasted up to four years.

Penniman retired in 1868 and built this house with plans that he designed himself, including a modern toilet and bath with hot running water.

Irma Knowles Penniman Broun sold the Penniman estate to the Cape Cod National Seashore.

National Park Service

The house is now on the Fort Hill Trail, ^[2] which is kept up by the National Park Service.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape Cod National Seashore
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Plan Your Visit" (PDF). National Parks "Plan Your Visit to Fort Hill". National Park Service. August 22, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2009.

• Fort Hill Trail map and guide
• Teaching with Historic Places entry for Penniman house