Gifford Farm (Barnstable, Massachusetts)

Gifford Farm
261 Cotuit Road
Location261 Cotuit Road,
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°39′26″N 70°24′43″W / 41.65722°N 70.41194°W / 41.65722; -70.41194
Built1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSBarnstable MRA
NRHP reference No.87000245[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1987

The Gifford Farm is a historic farmhouse in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The 1+12-story Cape style house was built c. 1850, and is an unusual local instance of a double house. Rather than having five bays, a traditional Cape organization, it has a pair of entrances flanked by pairs of windows. The house was probably built by Russell Hinckley; it was a major social center in the early decades of the 20th century, when it was owned by Lorenzo Gifford.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Gifford Farm". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 27, 2014.