Elnathan Nye House

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Elnathan Nye House
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Location Falmouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°38′8″N70°37′11″W / 41.63556°N 70.61972°W / 41.63556; -70.61972 Coordinates: 41°38′8″N70°37′11″W / 41.63556°N 70.61972°W / 41.63556; -70.61972
Area acre
Built1735
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 02000697 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 2002

The Elnathan Nye House is a historic house at 33 Old Main Road in North Falmouth, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this 2+12-story house was built c. 1735; it was extended to its present five-bay facade in 1772. The interior of the house is particularly well preserved, with three extant beehive ovens, plaster-and-lath walls, and period wood paneling. The property's barn may also date to the 18th century. Elnathan Nye, the builder, was a prominent local citizen. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [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. "NRHP nomination for Elnathan Nye House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-09.