The Daniel Crosby House is a historic house located in the Osterville village of Barnstable, Massachusetts.
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| Location | 18 Bay St., Barnstable, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°37′44″N 70°23′18″W / 41.62889°N 70.38833°W |
| Built | 1749 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| MPS | Barnstable MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000306[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1987 |
Description and history
editBuilt c. 1790, it is a 1+1⁄2-story "half Cape" (three bays wide), with a side entry and chimney. This well-preserved house was owned by Daniel Crosby, the progenitor of the locally prominent Crosby family, and Reverend Edward Bourne Hinckley, the community's first librarian. It was also home to the local historical society for a time.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1987.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Daniel Crosby House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-26.