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The original 54-acre (22 ha) district was visually centered on Sandwich Town Hall, Shawme Pond, and the reconstructed Dexter Grist Mill. [2] When first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, it was roughly bounded by Main, Grove, Water Sts., and Tupper Rd. from Beale Ave. to MA 6A. [1]
[2] The only significant commercial properties in the district are located on Jarves Street, which is also where the separately-listed John and Mary Waterman Jarves House is located. This 1857 Italianate house was built by Deming Jarves' son, and designed by Charles Kirk Kirby. The only church in the district is the Corpus Christi Roman ...
The Benjamin Nye Homestead is a historic house museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts.The earliest portion of the 2.5-story timber-frame house was built in 1678 by Benjamin Nye, and has remained in the hands of his descendants for most of the time since then.
It is also notable for its views, and for its cranberry bogs, some of which have been actively cultivated since the 19th century. [2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1] The main roads through the district are Main Street (Massachusetts Route 6A) and Spring Hill Road. The district's boundaries run ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.2 square miles (114.5 km 2), of which 42.7 square miles (110.7 km 2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km 2), or 3.32%, is water. [11] Sandwich is bordered by Cape Cod Bay to the north, Barnstable to the east, Mashpee and Falmouth to the south, and Bourne to the west
Brooke Shields famously spoke about being removed from the list for reasons unknown to her, and Tom Hanks said his ideal “last meal” would include the cake.. This year is no different: On Dec ...
A major rockslide prompted two highways to be shut down in Colorado over the weekend and witnesses captured the frightening moment on video. Highways 96 and 165 from Wetmore to Westcliffe in ...
It has a maximum depth of seven feet and an average depth of four feet. As would be expected on a pond this shallow, aquatic vegetation is pervasive and very abundant. Only a small portion of the eastern shoreline is developed; the southeastern and western shores are bordered by large expanses of marshland.