Capt. Sylvester Baxter House
The Capt. Sylvester Baxter House is a historic house in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The 2-1/2 story wood frame Italianate house was built c. 1855 by Captain Sylvester Baxter, a politically prominent local ship's captain. The house exterior has been stuccoed, and the roof is a cross-gable style with a square cupola on top. The eaves of the roof and cupola are studded with decorative brackets. The windows are topped by stilted segmented arches. The front entrance is sheltered by a hip-roofed porch supported by clusters of round columns.[2]
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| Location | 156 Main Street, Hyannis, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°39′19″N 70°16′39″W |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architectural style | Italian Villa |
| MPS | Barnstable MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000313[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 13, 1987 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "MACRIS inventory record for Capt. Sylvester Baxter House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
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