Matthias Smith House

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Matthias Smith House
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Location375 Cedar St.,
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°42′23″N70°23′36″W / 41.70639°N 70.39333°W / 41.70639; -70.39333
Built1760
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000240 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

The Matthias Smith House is a historic house at 375 Cedar Street in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The 1+12-story Cape style wood-frame house was built c. 1760 by Matthias Smith, and was the center of a working farm for two centuries. It is five bays wide, with a central entry and central chimney, with two single-story ells added to its left. The entry is topped by a small transom window with two bullseye lights. The house is a well-preserved example of a mid-18th century farmhouse; the property includes a number of agricultural outbuildings, including a barn, toolshed, and chicken houses. [2]

The property 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 Matthias Smith House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-05.