Edward Penniman House and Barn

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Edward Penniman House and Barn
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Edward Penniman House
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Nearest city Eastham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°49′6.5″N69°57′56.4″W / 41.818472°N 69.965667°W / 41.818472; -69.965667
Built1868
Architectural styleSecond Empire
Part of Fort Hill Rural Historic District (ID00001656)
NRHP reference No. 76000155 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1976
Designated CPApril 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.

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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

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.