Merrill Estate

Merrill Estate
1874 South County Road
Location Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°39′6″N 70°24′11″W / 41.65167°N 70.40306°W / 41.65167; -70.40306Coordinates: 41°39′6″N 70°24′11″W / 41.65167°N 70.40306°W / 41.65167; -70.40306
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1750
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival, Georgian, Other
MPS Barnstable MRA
NRHP Reference #

87000268

[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 1987

The Merrill Estate is a historic estate at 1874 S. County Road in the Marstons Mills section of Barnstable, Massachusetts. The estate house started as a 1-1/2 story Cape style house, with five bays and a large central chimney, built c. 1750-1775. This Georgian structure was extended in the middle of the 19th century with a 1-1/2 story Greek Revival ell that was added to the front of the house. The property includes an old English barn.[2]

The early ownership history of this property is not none because a fire at the county courthouse in 1827 destroyed those records. The earliest surviving record records the sale of the house between two ship captains. William F. Sturgis, the buyer, was a noted local philanthropist, funding Barnstable's first library. The house was owned by members of the Merrill family as a summer estate from 1889.[2]

The estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987,[1] cited as a well-preserved local example of a Georgian colonial house with Greek Revival alterations.[2]

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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. 1 2 3 "MACRIS inventory record for Merrill Estate". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
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