Capt. Alexander Crocker House Explained

Capt. Alexander Crocker House
Coordinates:41.6389°N -70.2908°W
Built:1865
Architecture:Italianate
Added:March 13, 1987
Mpsub:Barnstable MRA
Refnum:87000274

The Capt. Alexander Crocker House is a historic house located in the Hyannis village of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Description and history

The -story wood-frame house was built c. 1865, and his one of the village's finest Italianate houses. It has roughly square proportions, with an off-center entry flanked by a single-story projecting bay window, both of which are topped by cornices with brackets. Above them are three sash windows with projecting lintels, and there is a round-arch window in the gable. The roof line is studded with paired brackets. There is a period barn on the property which is topped by a cupola. Its first owner was a ship's captain.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1987.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Capt. Alexander Crocker House. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-04-26.