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Introduction
The Cape Cod house, also called the
Cape-style house, is the simplest of
all New England Colonial houses. Generally,
a "Cape" is a rectangular
frame house (usually shingled or clapboarded)
with a straight unadorned ridge roof,
and a massive chimney centrally located
in line with the front entrance. The
door opens onto a tiny entrance hall.
The interior began as two rooms, one
room deep, but later Capes often were
expanded at sides and back. The type
developed from the last quarter of
the 17th century to about 1830, and
later enjoyed a resurgence in post-World
War II America. The wide appeal of
the Cape Cod cottage makes it one
of the best known forms of traditional
American architecture.
A related online reference aid,
Timber-frame
Houses in the Historic American Buildings
Survey, includes
a few Cape Cod houses where the documentation
in its entirety provides a good picture
of the building and shows some aspect
of framing.
Select the small image to view a
larger version. Select the Call Number
of the structure
to retrieve, via the Prints
and Photographs Online Catalog
(PPOC),
a bibliographic
record for the entire group of
documentation. The bibliographic
record will provide
fuller information about the house
in question (such as owners' names)
and may include other photographs
and/or other types of documentation.
Images can be downloaded from this
site. The Library of Congress cannot
give or deny permission to publish
or otherwise distribute material
in its collections, but a rights
statement for the Historic American
Buildings Survey/Historic American
Engineering Record is available.
Photographic and other types of
copies can also be ordered from the
Library
of Congress Photoduplication Service by selecting the "How to Order
a Copy of This Item" link
in the bibliographic record and following
the instructions given there.
Connecticut
Clark-Holmes Cottage, Chester, Middlesex County
Call number:
HABS, CONN,4-CHET,3- |
HABS, CONN,4-CHET,3-1, Exterior View |
No drawings |
Kent Healy House, Chestnut Hill Rd., Killingworth, Middlesex County
Call number: HABS, CONN,4-KILWO,2-
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No photos |
HABS CT-232, Sheet 6
East Elevation |
Maine
Miles Cobb Farmhouse, Main Street & State Route 131 (Hinchley's Corner), Warren, Knox County
Call number:
HABS, ME,7-WAR,1- |
HABS,
ME,7-WAR,1-1
Second Floor, Interior of Barn Showing Heavy Timber Frame |
HABS ME-76, Sheet 2 South Elevation
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Massachusetts
Captain
Solomon Howes House, Queen Anne Road, Chatham,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-CHAT,1- |
HABS,
MASS,1-CHAT,1-2
General View from Southeast |
HABS
MA-2-62, Sheet 2
South, North and West Elevations |
Joseph Atwood House, Atwood Street, Chatham,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-CHAT,2- |
HABS,
MASS,1-CHAT,2-3
General View from Southwest |
HABS
MA-161, Sheet 2
South and West Elevations |
Howes-Jorgenson
House, State Route 6A, Dennis, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-DEN,1- |
HABS,
MASS,1-DEN,1-1 |
No
drawings
|
Higgins House, Eastham, Barnstable County,
MA
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,3- |
HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,3-1 |
No
drawings
|
Isaiah
Doane House, Nauset Road, Eastham, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,4- |
HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,4-1 |
No
drawings
|
Noah Doane House, Nauset Road, Eastham,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,6- |
HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,6-1
View from Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Randall
Doane House, Nauset Road, Eastham, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,7- |
HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,7-1
View from Northeast |
No
drawings
|
Simeon Doane House, Nauset Road, Eastham,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,8- |
HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,8-1
View from Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Sylvanus
Doane House, Nauset Road, Eastham, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,9- |
HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,9-2
East End |
HABS
MA-712, Sheet 4
South and West Elevations |
Nathaniel Swift House, U.S. Route 6, Eastham,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,14- |
HABS,
MASS,1-EAST,14-1
View from the East |
No
drawings
|
Nye
House, King's Highway (U.S. Route 6), East
Sandwich, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-SANDE,1- |
HABS,
MASS,1-SANDE,1-1
Exterior Side and Rear, Looking Southeast |
HABS
MA-206, Sheet 1
First Floor Plan, West and South Elevations |
Jonathan
Kendrick House, State Highway, South Orleans,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-ORLS,1- |
HABS,
MASS,1-ORLS,1-1
General View from the Southesast |
HABS-MA
119, Sheet 1
East, West and South Elevations |
Zenas Adams House, North Pamet Road, Truro,
Barnstable County, MA
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,1- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,1-3
View from the Northwest |
No
drawings
|
Jonah
Atkins House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,2- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,2-1
South Front |
HABS
MA-707, Sheet 3
Section Notes |
Elisha Cobb House, Prince Valley Road,
Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,4- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,4-1, View from Southwest |
HABS
MA-705, Sheet 3
First Floor Plan |
Joseph
S. Cole House, Prince Valley Road, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,6- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,6-1, View from the South |
No
drawings
|
Benjamin Collins House, South Pamet Road,
Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,7- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,7-3
West End |
HABS
MA-711, Sheet 4
Transverse Section |
Jonathan
Collins House, South Pamet Road, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,8- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,8-1
View from the Northeast |
No
drawings
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Nathaniel Dyer House, North Pamet Road,
Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,13- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,13-1
View from the Southwest |
HABS
MA-713, Sheet 3
Transverse Section and Notes |
Thomas
Dyer House, Longnook Road, Truro, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,14- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,14-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Edmund Freeman House, Truro Road, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,16- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,16-1
View from the Southeast |
HABS
MA-702, Sheet 5
South Elevation |
Ephraim
Harding House, South Pamet Road, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,18- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,18-3,
West End |
HABS
MA-714, Sheet 3
Section and Notes |
Lot Harding House, North Pamet Road, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,19- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,19-2
View from the Southeast |
HABS
MA-715, Sheet 4
South, West and East Elevations |
Daniel
P. Higgins House, Higgins Hollow Road, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,20- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,20-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Jedediah Higgins House, Higgins Hollow
Road, Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,22- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,22-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Thomas
Hopkins House, Holsbery Lane, Truro, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,25- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,25-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Benjamin S. Kelley House, "Cozy Nook," Higgins
Hollow Road, Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,26- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,26-1
View from the South |
HABS
MA-716, Sheet 3
South and East Elevations |
Paul
Knowles House, South Pamet Road, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,27- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,27-1
View from the Southwest |
No
drawings
|
John Mayo House, Old County Road vicinity,
Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,28- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,28-1
View from the Northwest |
No
drawings
|
Nehemiah
Mayo House, Old County & Depot Roads, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,29- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,29-1,
South Front |
No
drawings
|
Sally Mayo House, Holsberry Lane, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,30- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,30-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
William
T. Newcomb House, Pump Log Point, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,31- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,31-1
South Front |
No
drawings
|
Richard Paine House, Longnook & Higgins
Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,32- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,32-2
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Samuel
Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads,
Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,33- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,33-1
South Front |
HABS
MA-756, Sheet 3
South and East Elevation |
Paine-Atkins House, Longnook Road, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,34- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,34-2
View from the Northeast |
No
drawings
|
Atwood
Rich House, Ryder Beach Road, Truro, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,35- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,35-1
[Front Elevation] |
HABS
MA-719, Sheet 4
Transverse Section |
Captain Zoheth Rich House, Longnook & Higgins
Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,36- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,36-2
East Flank |
No
drawings
|
Elisha
Rich House, Ryder Beach Road, Truro, Barnstable
County (Cappers House)
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,37- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,37-1
South Front |
HABS
MA-710, Sheet 4
Section Notes |
Ephraim Rich House, Pump Log Point, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,38- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,38-1,
South Front |
HABS
MA-717, Sheet 2
First Floor Plan |
John
C. Rich House, Old County Road vicinity,
Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,40- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,40-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Richard Rich House, South Pamet Road,
Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,42- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,42-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Shebnah
Rich House, Longnook Road, Truro, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,43- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,43-1
View from the Northwest |
No
drawings
|
Thomas Rich Jr. House (Cooper Cottage),
Old County Road, Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,44- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,44-2
East End |
No
drawings
|
Warren
Rich House, Ryder's Beach Road vicinity,
Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,46- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,46-1
West Front |
No
drawings
|
Rich-Cobb House, Prince Valley Road, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,47- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,47-1
[Front Elevation] |
No
drawings
|
Rich-Higgins
House, Longnook Road, Truro, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,48- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,48-2
West End |
HABS
MA-718, Sheet 4
Section and Notes |
Isaac Small House, Old King's Highway & Highland
Road, Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,49- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,49-1
View from the Southeast (from Front Lawn) |
HABS
MA-695, Sheet 3
East Elevation |
Thomas
K. Small House, Highland Road & Old King's
Highway, Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,50- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,50-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Ambrose Snow House & Cobbler Shop, North
Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,51- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,51-1
View from the North |
No
drawings
|
Ephraim
Snow House, North Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,53- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,53-1
View from the North |
HABS
MA-720, Sheet 4
Transverse Section |
Joshua Snow House, North Pamet Road, Truro,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,54- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,54-3
View from the East |
No
drawings
|
Stephen
Snow House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,55- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,55-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
William P. Snow House, South Pamet Road,
Truro, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,56- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,56-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
David
Stocker House, Holsberry Lane, Truro, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,57- |
HABS,
MASS,1-TRU,57-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Ebenezer L. Atwood House, Bound Brook
Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,2- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,2-3
View from the Northwest |
HABS
MA-708, Sheet 2
Transverse Section and First Floor Plan |
Joel
Atwood House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,3- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,3-1
View from the Southwest |
No
drawings
|
Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island
Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,4- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,4-2
View from the Southeast |
HABS
MA-1087, Sheet 4
Front Elevation |
David
Baker House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,5- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,5-1
View from the South |
HABS
MA-709, Sheet 3
Transverse Section |
Joseph Freeman House, Old Truro Road,
Wellfleet, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,6- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,6-1
View from the Southwest |
No
drawings
|
Charles
Gormley House, Herring Pond Road, Wellfleet,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,7- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,7-1
View from the Southeast |
No
drawings
|
Josiah Higgins House, Gull & Higgins Ponds
vicinity, Wellfleet, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,11- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,11-1
View from the South |
No
drawings
|
John
Newcomb House (Wellfleet Oysterman House),
Williams Pond, Wellfleet, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,12- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,12-2
View from the Southeast |
HABS
MA-704, Sheet 2
First Floor Plan |
Samuel Rich House, Bound Brook Island
Road vicinity, Wellfleet, Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,13- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,13-1
View from the Southwest |
No
drawings
|
Rowell
House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,14- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,14-2
View from the Southeast |
HABS
MA-777, Sheet 3
East and West Elevations |
Ryder-Paine House, Pamet Point Road, Wellfleet,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,15- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,15-1
View from the Southwest |
No
drawings
|
Justin
Williams House, Pamet Point Road, Wellfleet,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,16- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,16-1
View from the Southwest |
HABS
MA-703, Sheet 4
South Elevation |
B. S. Young House, U.S. Route 6, Wellfleet,
Barnstable County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,17- |
HABS,
MASS,1-WEL,17-1
View from the West |
No
drawings
|
Elizabeth
Kelly House, Main Street, Yarmouth, Barnstable
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,1-YARM,1- |
HABS,
MASS,1-YARM,1-1
Exterior, Front and Side |
HABS
MA-296, Sheet 3
Transverse Section and West, South and East
Elevations |
Jabez
Wilder House, Main Street, Hingham, Plymouth
County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,12-HING,1- |
HABS,
MASS,12-HING,1-4
General View Main House from Southeast |
HABS
MA-137, Sheet 2
North and East Elevations |
Sturtevant House, North Carver Green,
North Carver, Plymouth County
Call number: HABS,
MASS,12-CARVN,1- |
HABS,
MASS,12-CARVN,1-1
General View from Northeast |
HABS
MA-2-96, Sheet 1
South and East Elevations, First Floor Plan |
Rhode Island
For Bibliography, see page 2
Prepared by: Marilyn Ibach, Reference Specialist. Last revised: July 2003.
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