Highland House (Truro, Massachusetts)

Highland House
Highland House
Location Truro, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°2′25″N 70°3′56″W / 42.04028°N 70.06556°W / 42.04028; -70.06556Coordinates: 42°2′25″N 70°3′56″W / 42.04028°N 70.06556°W / 42.04028; -70.06556
Built 1907
Architect Small,Isaac M.
Architectural style Colonial
Part of Truro Highlands Historic District (#11000823)
NRHP Reference #

75000157

[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 5, 1975
Designated CP November 22, 2011

The Highland House is a historic hotel building, now serving as a museum, located at 27 Highland Light Road within the Cape Cod National Seashore in 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.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It is now known as Highland House Museum and is operated by the Truro Historical Society as a museum of local history.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Highland House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  3. ↑ "Truro Historical Society". Truro Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-22.

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