Cape Cod Style House Introduction The Cape Cod house, also called the Cape-style house, is the simplest of all New England Colonial houses. Generally, a "Cape" is a rectangular frame house (usually shingled or clapboarded) with a straight unadorned ridge roof, and a massive chimney centrally located in line with the front entrance. The door opens onto a tiny entrance hall. The interior began as two rooms, one room deep, but later Capes often were expanded at sides and back. The type developed from the last quarter of the 17th century to about 1830, and later enjoyed a resurgence in post-World War II America. The wide appeal of the Cape Cod cottage makes it one of the best known forms of traditional American architecture. A related online reference aid, Timber-frame Houses in the Historic American Buildings Survey, includes a few Cape Cod houses where the documentation in its entirety provides a good picture of the building and shows some aspect of framing. Select the small image to view a larger version. Select the Call Number of the structure to retrieve, via the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC), a bibliographic record for the entire group of documentation. The bibliographic record will provide fuller information about the house in question (such as owners' names) and may include other photographs and/or other types of documentation. Images can be downloaded from this site. The Library of Congress cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections, but a rights statement for the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record is available. Photographic and other types of copies can also be ordered from the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service by selecting the "How to Order a Copy of This Item" link in the bibliographic record and following the instructions given there. Connecticut Clark-Holmes Cottage, Chester, Middlesex County Call number: HABS, CONN,4-CHET,3- HABS, CONN,4-CHET,3-1, Exterior View No drawings Kent Healy House, Chestnut Hill Rd., Killingworth, Middlesex County Call number: HABS, CONN,4-KILWO,2- No photos HABS CT-232, Sheet 6 East Elevation Maine Miles Cobb Farmhouse, Main Street & State Route 131 (Hinchley's Corner), Warren, Knox County Call number: HABS, ME,7-WAR,1- HABS, ME,7-WAR,1-1 Second Floor, Interior of Barn Showing Heavy Timber Frame HABS ME-76, Sheet 2 South Elevation Massachusetts Captain Solomon Howes House, Queen Anne Road, Chatham, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-CHAT,1- HABS, MASS,1-CHAT,1-2 General View from Southeast HABS MA-2-62, Sheet 2 South, North and West Elevations Joseph Atwood House, Atwood Street, Chatham, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-CHAT,2- HABS, MASS,1-CHAT,2-3 General View from Southwest HABS MA-161, Sheet 2 South and West Elevations Howes-Jorgenson House, State Route 6A, Dennis, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-DEN,1- HABS, MASS,1-DEN,1-1 No drawings Higgins House, Eastham, Barnstable County, MA Call number: HABS, MASS,1-EAST,3- HABS, MASS,1-EAST,3-1 No drawings Isaiah Doane House, Nauset Road, Eastham, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-EAST,4- HABS, MASS,1-EAST,4-1 No drawings Noah Doane House, Nauset Road, Eastham, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-EAST,6- HABS, MASS,1-EAST,6-1 View from Southeast No drawings Randall Doane House, Nauset Road, Eastham, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-EAST,7- HABS, MASS,1-EAST,7-1 View from Northeast No drawings Simeon Doane House, Nauset Road, Eastham, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-EAST,8- HABS, MASS,1-EAST,8-1 View from Southeast No drawings Sylvanus Doane House, Nauset Road, Eastham, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-EAST,9- HABS, MASS,1-EAST,9-2 East End HABS MA-712, Sheet 4 South and West Elevations Nathaniel Swift House, U.S. Route 6, Eastham, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-EAST,14- HABS, MASS,1-EAST,14-1 View from the East No drawings Nye House, King's Highway (U.S. Route 6), East Sandwich, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-SANDE,1- HABS, MASS,1-SANDE,1-1 Exterior Side and Rear, Looking Southeast HABS MA-206, Sheet 1 First Floor Plan, West and South Elevations Jonathan Kendrick House, State Highway, South Orleans, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-ORLS,1- HABS, MASS,1-ORLS,1-1 General View from the Southesast HABS-MA 119, Sheet 1 East, West and South Elevations Zenas Adams House, North Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,1- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,1-3 View from the Northwest No drawings Jonah Atkins House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,2- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,2-1 South Front HABS MA-707, Sheet 3 Section Notes Elisha Cobb House, Prince Valley Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,4- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,4-1, View from Southwest HABS MA-705, Sheet 3 First Floor Plan Joseph S. Cole House, Prince Valley Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,6- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,6-1, View from the South No drawings Benjamin Collins House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,7- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,7-3 West End HABS MA-711, Sheet 4 Transverse Section Jonathan Collins House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,8- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,8-1 View from the Northeast No drawings Nathaniel Dyer House, North Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,13- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,13-1 View from the Southwest HABS MA-713, Sheet 3 Transverse Section and Notes Thomas Dyer House, Longnook Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,14- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,14-1 View from the Southeast No drawings Edmund Freeman House, Truro Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,16- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,16-1 View from the Southeast HABS MA-702, Sheet 5 South Elevation Ephraim Harding House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,18- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,18-3, West End HABS MA-714, Sheet 3 Section and Notes Lot Harding House, North Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,19- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,19-2 View from the Southeast HABS MA-715, Sheet 4 South, West and East Elevations Daniel P. Higgins House, Higgins Hollow Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,20- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,20-1 View from the Southeast No drawings Jedediah Higgins House, Higgins Hollow Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,22- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,22-1 View from the Southeast No drawings Thomas Hopkins House, Holsbery Lane, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,25- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,25-1 View from the Southeast No drawings Benjamin S. Kelley House, "Cozy Nook," Higgins Hollow Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,26- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,26-1 View from the South HABS MA-716, Sheet 3 South and East Elevations Paul Knowles House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,27- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,27-1 View from the Southwest No drawings John Mayo House, Old County Road vicinity, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,28- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,28-1 View from the Northwest No drawings Nehemiah Mayo House, Old County & Depot Roads, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,29- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,29-1, South Front No drawings Sally Mayo House, Holsberry Lane, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,30- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,30-1 View from the Southeast No drawings William T. Newcomb House, Pump Log Point, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,31- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,31-1 South Front No drawings Richard Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,32- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,32-2 View from the Southeast No drawings Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,33- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,33-1 South Front HABS MA-756, Sheet 3 South and East Elevation Paine-Atkins House, Longnook Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,34- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,34-2 View from the Northeast No drawings Atwood Rich House, Ryder Beach Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,35- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,35-1 [Front Elevation] HABS MA-719, Sheet 4 Transverse Section Captain Zoheth Rich House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,36- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,36-2 East Flank No drawings Elisha Rich House, Ryder Beach Road, Truro, Barnstable County (Cappers House) Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,37- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,37-1 South Front HABS MA-710, Sheet 4 Section Notes Ephraim Rich House, Pump Log Point, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,38- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,38-1, South Front HABS MA-717, Sheet 2 First Floor Plan John C. Rich House, Old County Road vicinity, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,40- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,40-1 View from the Southeast No drawings Richard Rich House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,42- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,42-1 View from the Southeast No drawings Shebnah Rich House, Longnook Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,43- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,43-1 View from the Northwest No drawings Thomas Rich Jr. House (Cooper Cottage), Old County Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,44- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,44-2 East End No drawings Warren Rich House, Ryder's Beach Road vicinity, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,46- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,46-1 West Front No drawings Rich-Cobb House, Prince Valley Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,47- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,47-1 [Front Elevation] No drawings Rich-Higgins House, Longnook Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,48- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,48-2 West End HABS MA-718, Sheet 4 Section and Notes Isaac Small House, Old King's Highway & Highland Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,49- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,49-1 View from the Southeast (from Front Lawn) HABS MA-695, Sheet 3 East Elevation Thomas K. Small House, Highland Road & Old King's Highway, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,50- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,50-1 View from the Southeast No drawings Ambrose Snow House & Cobbler Shop, North Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,51- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,51-1 View from the North No drawings Ephraim Snow House, North Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,53- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,53-1 View from the North HABS MA-720, Sheet 4 Transverse Section Joshua Snow House, North Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,54- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,54-3 View from the East No drawings Stephen Snow House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,55- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,55-1 View from the Southeast No drawings William P. Snow House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,56- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,56-1 View from the Southeast No drawings David Stocker House, Holsberry Lane, Truro, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-TRU,57- HABS, MASS,1-TRU,57-1 View from the Southeast No drawings Ebenezer L. Atwood House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,2- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,2-3 View from the Northwest HABS MA-708, Sheet 2 Transverse Section and First Floor Plan Joel Atwood House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,3- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,3-1 View from the Southwest No drawings Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,4- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,4-2 View from the Southeast HABS MA-1087, Sheet 4 Front Elevation David Baker House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,5- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,5-1 View from the South HABS MA-709, Sheet 3 Transverse Section Joseph Freeman House, Old Truro Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,6- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,6-1 View from the Southwest No drawings Charles Gormley House, Herring Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,7- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,7-1 View from the Southeast No drawings Josiah Higgins House, Gull & Higgins Ponds vicinity, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,11- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,11-1 View from the South No drawings John Newcomb House (Wellfleet Oysterman House), Williams Pond, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,12- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,12-2 View from the Southeast HABS MA-704, Sheet 2 First Floor Plan Samuel Rich House, Bound Brook Island Road vicinity, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,13- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,13-1 View from the Southwest No drawings Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,14- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,14-2 View from the Southeast HABS MA-777, Sheet 3 East and West Elevations Ryder-Paine House, Pamet Point Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,15- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,15-1 View from the Southwest No drawings Justin Williams House, Pamet Point Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,16- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,16-1 View from the Southwest HABS MA-703, Sheet 4 South Elevation B. S. Young House, U.S. Route 6, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-WEL,17- HABS, MASS,1-WEL,17-1 View from the West No drawings Elizabeth Kelly House, Main Street, Yarmouth, Barnstable County Call number: HABS, MASS,1-YARM,1- HABS, MASS,1-YARM,1-1 Exterior, Front and Side HABS MA-296, Sheet 3 Transverse Section and West, South and East Elevations Jabez Wilder House, Main Street, Hingham, Plymouth County Call number: HABS, MASS,12-HING,1- HABS, MASS,12-HING,1-4 General View Main House from Southeast HABS MA-137, Sheet 2 North and East Elevations Sturtevant House, North Carver Green, North Carver, Plymouth County Call number: HABS, MASS,12-CARVN,1- HABS, MASS,12-CARVN,1-1 General View from Northeast HABS MA-2-96, Sheet 1 South and East Elevations, First Floor Plan Rhode Island Governor James Fenner House, 41 Waterman Street, Providence, Providence County Call number: HABS, RI,4-PROV,38- HABS, RI,4-PROV,38-1 View from Northeast No drawings

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