Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House

The Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House is a historic house at 35 Main Street in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Built about 1850, it is a late example of transitional Federal-Greek Revival architecture, and a somewhat modest house built for a ship's captain. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House
Location35 Main St., Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°39′22″N 70°16′22″W
Built1850 (1850)
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
MPSBarnstable MRA
NRHP reference No.87000299 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1987

Description and history

The Captain Seth Baker Jr. House stands in a busy commercial area of the village of Hyannis, on the south side of Main Street between Parkway Place and Bayview Street. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a side gable roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its front facade is five bays wide, with a central entrance framed by Federal style slender pilasters, tall frieze, and projecting cornice.[2] Greek Revival features include its slightly lower window placement and the clapboarded exterior.[3] A modern single-story addition extends to the rear.[2]

The house was built about 1850, and its survival in what is now a commercial area is a reminder of the area's early history. It was built by Seth Baker, Jr., a deep-sea ship's captain. The house's modest features are a contrast to the more elaborate houses often built by ship's captains in the area, indicating that there was a wide range of economic situations in that profession.[2] The house now houses professional offices.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for Capt. Seth Baker Jr. House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  3. "Barnstable Multiple Resource Area Document". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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