Josiah B. Whitman House

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Josiah B. Whitman House
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Josiah Whitman House
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Location210 Maple Street,
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°42′31″N70°23′21″W / 41.70861°N 70.38917°W / 41.70861; -70.38917
Built1860
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000236 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

The Josiah B. Whitman House is a historic house located in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The two story wood-frame house was built c. 1860 by Josiah Whitman. It is a well-preserved local example of vernacular Second Empire styling. It has the characteristic mansard roof, with eaves decorated by heavy brackets. The entry is offset to the left side, with a portico that is also heavily bracketed. A wing, also mansard-roofed, extends to the southwest at the rear of the main block. Bay windows project from the front and side, topped with roofs whose cornices are also bracketed. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 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 Josiah B. Whitman". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-06.