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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.
Dogtown was first settled in 1693, and according to legend the name of the settlement came from dogs that women kept while their husbands were fighting in the American Revolution. [2] The community grew to be 5 square miles, and was an ideal location as it provided protection from pirates , and enemy natives. [ 2 ]
The Sunderland Center Historic District encompasses the historic center of the farming town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, on the plains of the Connecticut River.The multi-acre district runs along North and South Main Street (Massachusetts Route 47), roughly from Old Amherst Road to North Silver Lane, and includes Bridge Street and the Sunderland Bridge across the river.
Osterville's business district includes a public library, gift stores, women's fashions, restaurants, a small market, banks with ATMs, a pizza place, package store (spirits), a U.S. Post Office, a hardware store, art galleries, barber and beauty shops, and real estate brokers.
The Buttonball Tree is an American sycamore located on N Main St. in Sunderland. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.7 square miles (38.2 km 2), of which 14.2 square miles (36.9 km 2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km 2), or 3.53%, is water. [4]
Pine Ridge Pet Cemetery is a pet cemetery located in Dedham, Massachusetts. Opened in 1907 and operated by the Animal Rescue League of Boston, it is full with nearly 17,000 animals, including dogs, cats, horses, birds, lizards, and rabbits buried there. [1] [2] It is the oldest pet cemetery run by an animal welfare organization in the United ...
Centerville is one of the seven villages in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod. [1] Located on the South Side of Barnstable, Centerville is primarily residential, and includes a small business district as well as several notable beaches.
The Massachusetts Humane Society built some of the earliest extant structures in the dunes area in 1872 to house members of the United States Life-Saving Service, whose mission was to assist survivors of shipwrecks. [5] [6] The dune shacks are mentioned by Henry David Thoreau in his book "Cape Cod" published in 1865. [5]