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Hyannis Road Historic District

Coordinates: 41°41′23″N 70°18′4″W / 41.68972°N 70.30111°W / 41.68972; -70.30111
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Hyannis Road Historic District
Bow Lane
Hyannis Road Historic District is located in Cape Cod
Hyannis Road Historic District
Hyannis Road Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Hyannis Road Historic District
Hyannis Road Historic District is located in the United States
Hyannis Road Historic District
LocationBarnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°41′23″N 70°18′4″W / 41.68972°N 70.30111°W / 41.68972; -70.30111
Built1790
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
MPSBarnstable MRA
NRHP reference No.87000231[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

The Hyannis Road Historic District is a residential historic district at the northern end of Hyannis Road in Barnstable, Massachusetts. It includes ten properties built between c. 1790 and 1855, representing southward growth from the traditional village center of Barnstable toward the growing village of Hyannis. The properties lie along Bow Lane and Hyannis Road, between the Old King's Highway and the right-of-way of the Cape Cod Railroad.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

The oldest house in the district is that of Deacon Timothy Phinney at 1776 Hyannis Road, built c. 1790. It is a rambling Federal-style house with an attached barn and an attractive Colonial Revival porch. The houses at 2 and 46 Bow Lane are also Federal in styling; the Bacon House at 46 Bow Lane is the most sophisticated of the group, with a five-bay facade and an enclosed center entry.[2]

Most of the houses in the district are Greek Revival in style. The Marston House at 8 Bow Lane (c. 1810-23) is a fine example, with a Doric porch and full-length first floor windows on the main facade. By comparison, the adjacent Hallett House at 20 Bow Lane, built about the same time, is more vernacular in its styling. The c. 1855 Doggett House at 1709 Hyannis Road has corner pilasters and a wide frieze.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "MACRIS inventory record for Hyannis Road Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 30, 2014.