The Josiah B. Whitman House is a historic house located in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Josiah B. Whitman House | |
 Josiah Whitman House | |
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| Location | 210 Maple Street, Barnstable, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′31″N 70°23′21″W / 41.70861°N 70.38917°W |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| MPS | Barnstable MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000236[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 13, 1987 |
Description and history
editThe 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Josiah B. Whitman". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-06.