Barzillai Weeks House

Barzillai Weeks House
LocationBarnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°43′15″N 70°23′59″W / 41.72083°N 70.39972°W / 41.72083; -70.39972
Area1.84 acres (0.74 ha)
Built1799
MPSBarnstable MRA
NRHP reference No.87000241[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

The Barzillai Weeks House is a historic house located at 313 High Street in the West Barnstable section of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Description and history

The 1+12-story Cape style house was built in 1799 by Barzillai Weeks. The house was the center of a local farm for over 150 years, most of them under the ownership of Weeks' descendants. The house has well-preserved Federal styling, most prominent in the five-pane transom window over the main entrance.[2]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Barzillai Weeks House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 5, 2014.