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A History Through Houses: Cape Cod’s Varied Residential Architecture

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The rugged wonderful thing about the Cape’s landscape has been captured in writing for the reason that days of Henry David Thoreau. Yet few mention the world’s architecture, except for references to the “Cape Cod houses,” the elemental cottages that the earliest settlers built. From Provincetown on the northern tip to the village of Woods Hole on the opposite end, the residential architecture of Cape Cod encompasses an extensive range of styles. Scattered a number of the charming Capes are stately Federals and Greek Revivals built for sea captains, detailed Chippie Gothic cottages constructed by Methodist camp-goers and sprawling Victorian and Shingle-style summer mansions built all through the Gilded Age. Journey with Cape Cod native Jaci Conry as she reveals the architectural influences of different eras in this timeless peninsula.

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