Goodspeed House

The Goodspeed House is a historic house in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Built c. 1653 (other sources say 1685), the ​1 1⁄2-story Cape style house is the oldest house in the Marstons Mills area of Barnstable, and is one of the oldest in the entire town. It is believed to have been built by Roger Goodspeed, Marstons Mills' first settler.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

Goodspeed House
Goodspeed House
LocationBarnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°39′32″N 70°25′10″W
Built1653
MPSBarnstable MRA
NRHP reference No.87000235[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

Description and history

The Goodspeed House is set on the west side of River Road, just north of its junction with River Ridge Road. It is a ​1 1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five asymmetrical bays in width, with a side-gable roof and central chimney. Exterior trim is minimal, with simple surrounds around the windows, and a lintel shelf above the main entry. An ell extends to the rear of the house toward a barn.[2]

The house is claimed to have been built by local settler Roger Goodspeed in about 1653, making it the oldest house in the village. The house remained in the hands of Goodspeed's descendants for five generations. Its asymmetrical facade suggests that it was at first built as a "half house", only three bays wide.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Goodspeed House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-27.


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