Gifford Farm (Barnstable, Massachusetts)

Gifford Farm
261 Cotuit Road
Location Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°39′26″N 70°24′43″W / 41.65722°N 70.41194°WCoordinates: 41°39′26″N 70°24′43″W / 41.65722°N 70.41194°W
Built 1850
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP Reference #

87000245

[1]
Added to NRHP March 13, 1987

The Gifford Farm is a historic farmhouse at 261 Cotuit Road in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The 1-1/2 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. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Gifford Farm". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-27.