The Highland House is a historic hotel building, now serving as a museum, located at 6 Highland Light Road within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Truro, Massachusetts. It is located in the Cape Cod National Seashore near the Highland Light in the Truro Highlands Historic District. The present two story wood-frame building was constructed in 1907 by Isaac Small, whose family had been serving tourists in the area (among them Henry David Thoreau) since 1835.[2]
Highland House | |
 Highland House | |
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| Location | Truro, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°2′25″N 70°3′56″W / 42.04028°N 70.06556°W |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | Small, Isaac M. |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| Part of | Truro Highlands Historic District (ID11000823) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000157 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1975 |
| Designated CP | November 22, 2011 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It is now known as Highland House Museum and is operated by the Truro Historical Society as a museum of local history.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Highland House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ^ "Truro Historical Society". Truro Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
External links
edit- Highland House Museum - Truro Historical Society
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