Round House (Barnstable, Massachusetts)

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Location Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°39′23″N70°19′46″W / 41.65639°N 70.32944°W / 41.65639; -70.32944
Area1.24 acres (0.50 ha)
Built1930
ArchitectWilliam Jr. Boyne
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000282 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

The Round House is a historic house located at 971 West Main Street in the Centerville village of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The three-story wood-frame round house was built in 1930 by William Boyne, and is the only known round house in Barnstable. The building has two full stories, which are topped by a flat roof and an enlarged cupola section with truncated conical roof. A circular brick chimney rises through the center of the house. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 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 Round House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-04.