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Nelson Rhodehouse House

Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

United States historic place


Nelson Rhodehouse House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

131 Main Street
41°38′2″N 70°26′59″W / 41.63389°N 70.44972°W / 41.63389; -70.44972
Built	1858
Architect	Charles Baxter, Housewright
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No.	87000308^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 13, 1987

The Nelson Rhodehouse House is a historic house located in the Cotuit village of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Description and history

The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1858 by Charles Baxter, a housewright, who sold it soon thereafter to Nelson Rhodehouse, a mariner.^[2] The house is a fine example of Greek Revival style, with a distinctive side entrance located in a porch that is recessed under the gable. The house is finished in flushboarding, giving the appearance of masonry, with corner pilasters.^[3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1987.^[1]

Photo of Captain Nelson Rhodehouse, c. 1900

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Deyo, Simeon L. 1890. History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts. New York: H. W. Blake & Co. p. 448
^ "MACRIS inventory record for Nelson Rhodehouse House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-04.

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