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Cape Cod–style house c. 1920. The Cape Cod house is defined as the classic North American house. In the original design, Cape Cod houses had the following features: symmetry, steep roofs, central chimneys, windows at the door, flat design, one to one-and-a-half stories, narrow stairways, and simple exteriors.
The summer house is a single-story timber-frame cottage measuring 13 by 18 feet (4.0 m × 5.5 m), with a gabled roof and shingled exterior. Its front facade has a single sash window and entrance, set in the right half of the facade. A small shed-roof addition extends to one side. Summer house, NPS photo
Cape Cod style houses Royal Barry Wills FAIA (August 21, 1895 – January 10, 1962) was an American architect and author. He was a master of the Cape Cod type house, particularly its 1930s–1950s Colonial Revival incarnation.
With beautiful beaches, lighthouses and landmarks, it's a popular spot to visit.
The Crowell–Smith House is set on a small residential lot between Main and South Streets in central Hyannis, a village of Barnstable. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a hip roof, twin chimneys on the rear wall, and wood shingle siding. A 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story gable-roof ell extends to the rear. The main entry has a ...
It is one of the least altered 19th-century Cape style houses in the Cape Cod National Seashore, and an excellent early example of that style. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story post-and-beam house, whose front facade typifies the Cape style: a central doorway flanked by windows on either side. Its interior floor plan is also typical, with two rooms on ...
Image credits: Usual_Examination_65 This holiday season is all about what’s cozy and comfortable, which means that homemade, simple decorations are another popular choice for decorators this year.
HYANNIS — A plan to classify Cape Cod and other vacation spots as "seasonal communities" will allow those municipalities to unlock new resources to fight the housing crisis, said the state's top ...