Goodspeed House

Goodspeed House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Goodspeed House
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Location	Barnstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°39′32″N 70°25′10″W / 41.65889°N 70.41944°W / 41.65889; -70.41944Coordinates: 41°39′32″N 70°25′10″W / 41.65889°N 70.41944°W / 41.65889; -70.41944
Built	1653
MPS	Barnstable MRA
NRHP reference No.	87000235[1]
Added to NRHP	March 13, 1987

The Goodspeed House is a historic house in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Built c. 1653 (other sources say 1685), the 1+1⁄2-story Cape style house is the oldest house in the Marstons Mills area of Barnstable, and is one of the oldest in the entire town. It is believed to have been built by Roger Goodspeed, Marstons Mills' first settler.^[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1]

Description and history[]

The Goodspeed House is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five asymmetrical bays in width, with a side-gable roof and central chimney. Exterior trim is minimal, with simple surrounds around the windows, and a lintel shelf above the main entry. An ell extends to the rear of the house toward a barn.^[2]

The house is claimed to have been built by local settler Roger Goodspeed's son in about 1685, making it the oldest house in the village. The house remained in the hands of Goodspeed's descendants for five generations. Its asymmetrical facade suggests that it was at first built as a "half house", only three bays wi

See also[]

• List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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