John Jenkins Homestead

The John Jenkins Homestead is a historic house located in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

John Jenkins Homestead
Location410 Church Street,
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°41′41″N 70°22′12″W
Built1683
Architectural styleColonial
MPSBarnstable MRA
NRHP reference No.87000318[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

Description and history

The 2-1/2 story wood frame house contains building materials, including elements of chimneys and fireplaces, that date to the 1680s. Although it has been altered frequently in the intervening centuries, the house is now styled in a late Georgian or early Federalist manner. The house is notable for its associations with a number of prominent individuals. The first settler of the land, John Jenkins, may have been the house's builder. The property became known locally as the "Old Parsonage" due to its ownership by the Reverend Oakes Shaw between 1706 and 1807. Shaw was the father of Lemuel Shaw, who served for thirty years as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.[2]

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

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for John Jenkins Homestead". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-30.


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