National Register of Historic Places

Gleason, Dr. Edward Francis, House

Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Listed
September 17, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000262

About this property

The Dr. Edward Francis Gleason House is a historic house in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. The two story wood-frame house was built c. 1790, and is a fine local example of Federal styling. It has an L shape, with intersecting hip roofs, and two interior chimneys. The main entry is centered on the five-bay front facade, and is elaborately framed with sidelight windows and a fanlight, and is sheltered by a portico with Tuscan columns. The house is notable for its association with Dr. Edward Francis Gleason, founder of Cape Cod Hospital, and for its ownership by Timothy Baker, a ship's captain engaged in the coasting trade. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1987. National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Location

88 Lewis Bay Rd.
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
41.65282, -70.27460

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When was Gleason, Dr. Edward Francis, House listed on the National Register?

Gleason, Dr. Edward Francis, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1987.

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Gleason, Dr. Edward Francis, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Gleason, Dr. Edward Francis, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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