Highland House (Truro, Massachusetts) Explained

Highland House
Location:Truro, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.0403°N -70.0656°W
Built:1907
Architect:Small, Isaac M.
Architecture:Colonial
Added:June 5, 1975
Refnum:75000157
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:November 22, 2011
Partof:Truro Highlands Historic District
Partof Refnum:11000823

The Highland House is a historic hotel building, now serving as a museum, located at 6 Highland Light Road within the Cape Cod National Seashorein Truro, Massachusetts. It is located in the Cape Cod National Seashore near the Highland Light in the Truro Highlands Historic District. The present two story wood-frame building was constructed in 1907 by Isaac Small, whose family had been serving tourists in the area (among them Henry David Thoreau) since 1835.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is now known as Highland House Museum and is operated by the Truro Historical Society as a museum of local history.[2]

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=75000157}} NRHP nomination for Highland House]. National Park Service. 2014-02-22.
  2. Web site: Truro Historical Society. Truro Historical Society. 2014-02-22.