National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape Cod National Seashore

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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape Cod National Seashore.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.[1]

There are 25 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the park, one of which is a National Historic Landmark.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]

Current listings[edit]

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Ahearn House and Summer House
Ahearn House and Summer House
Ahearn House and Summer House
November 21, 1984
(#84000575)
Pamet Point Rd.
41°57′33″N 70°02′42″W / 41.9592°N 70.045°W / 41.9592; -70.045 (Ahearn House and Summer House)
Wellfleet
2 Atwood-Higgins Historic District
Atwood-Higgins Historic District
Atwood-Higgins Historic District
July 28, 2010
(#10000508)
Bound Brook Island Rd.
41°57′12″N 70°03′26″W / 41.9533°N 70.0572°W / 41.9533; -70.0572 (Atwood-Higgins Historic District)
Wellfleet Expansion of an earlier listing of the Thomas Atwood House.
3 Fort Hill Rural Historic District
Fort Hill Rural Historic District
Fort Hill Rural Historic District
April 5, 2001
(#00001656)
Fort Hill Rd, Cape Cod National Seashore
41°49′10″N 69°57′56″W / 41.8194°N 69.9656°W / 41.8194; -69.9656 (Fort Hill Rural Historic District)
Eastham
4 The Beacon
The Beacon
The Beacon
June 15, 1987
(#87001527)
Off Cable Rd.
41°50′42″N 69°57′36″W / 41.845°N 69.96°W / 41.845; -69.96 (The Beacon)
Eastham The longest-used of the Three Sisters of Nauset. The other two are listed separately (see Three Sisters of Nauset (Twin Lights) below); the three decommissioned lighthouses have since been reunited.
5 French Cable Hut
French Cable Hut
French Cable Hut
April 22, 1976
(#76000153)
East of North Eastham at the junction of Cable Rd. and Ocean View Dr.
41°51′34″N 69°57′07″W / 41.8594°N 69.9519°W / 41.8594; -69.9519 (French Cable Hut)
North Eastham
6 Ruth and Robert Hatch Jr. House
Ruth and Robert Hatch Jr. House
Ruth and Robert Hatch Jr. House
February 25, 2014
(#14000018)
309 Bound Brook Way
41°57′21″N 70°04′29″W / 41.955969°N 70.074643°W / 41.955969; -70.074643 (Ruth and Robert Hatch Jr. House)
Wellfleet Mid 20th Century Modern Residential Architecture on Outer Cape Cod MPS
7 Jedediah Higgins House
Jedediah Higgins House
Jedediah Higgins House
November 21, 1984
(#84000550)
Higgins Hollow Rd.
42°00′35″N 70°03′06″W / 42.0097°N 70.0517°W / 42.0097; -70.0517 (Jedediah Higgins House)
North Truro
8 Highland House
Highland House
Highland House
June 5, 1975
(#75000157)
Off U.S. Route 6 on Cape Cod National Seashore
42°02′25″N 70°03′56″W / 42.0403°N 70.0656°W / 42.0403; -70.0656 (Highland House)
Truro
9 Highland Light Station
Highland Light Station
Highland Light Station
June 15, 1987
(#87001463)
Off U.S. Route 6
42°02′48″N 70°04′10″W / 42.046667°N 70.069444°W / 42.046667; -70.069444 (Highland Light Station)
Truro
10 Peter Kugel House
Peter Kugel House
Peter Kugel House
February 25, 2014
(#14000019)
188 Long Pond Rd.
41°56′40″N 69°59′53″W / 41.944321°N 69.998033°W / 41.944321; -69.998033 (Peter Kugel House)
Wellfleet Mid 20th Century Modern Residential Architecture on Outer Cape Cod MPS
11 Samuel and Minette Kuhn House
Samuel and Minette Kuhn House
Samuel and Minette Kuhn House
February 25, 2014
(#14000020)
420 Griffins Island Rd.
41°56′45″N 70°04′06″W / 41.945744°N 70.068283°W / 41.945744; -70.068283 (Samuel and Minette Kuhn House)
Wellfleet Mid 20th Century Modern Residential Architecture on Outer Cape Cod MPS
12 Marconi Wireless Station Site
Marconi Wireless Station Site
Marconi Wireless Station Site
May 2, 1975
(#75000158)
1 mile northeast of Cape Cod National Seashore
41°54′50″N 69°58′20″W / 41.9139°N 69.9722°W / 41.9139; -69.9722 (Marconi Wireless Station Site)
South Wellfleet
13 Nauset Archeological District
Nauset Archeological District
Nauset Archeological District
April 19, 1993
(#93000607)
Fort Hill Road area
41°49′08″N 69°57′46″W / 41.8189°N 69.9629°W / 41.8189; -69.9629 (Nauset Archeological District)
Eastham
14 Nauset Beach Light
Nauset Beach Light
Nauset Beach Light
June 15, 1987
(#87001484)
Nauset Beach
41°51′15″N 69°57′06″W / 41.8542°N 69.9517°W / 41.8542; -69.9517 (Nauset Beach Light)
Eastham
15 John Newcomb House
John Newcomb House
John Newcomb House
September 15, 1988
(#88001457)
near Williams Pond
41°57′53″N 70°00′23″W / 41.9647°N 70.0064°W / 41.9647; -70.0064 (John Newcomb House)
Wellfleet Also known as Thoreau's "House of the Wellfleet Oysterman"
16 Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station
Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station
Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station
August 18, 1975
(#75000159)
Race Point Beach
41°41′52″N 69°55′46″W / 41.6978°N 69.9294°W / 41.6978; -69.9294 (Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station)
Provincetown Originally located at Nauset Beach in Chatham
17 Edward Penniman House and Barn
Edward Penniman House and Barn
Edward Penniman House and Barn
May 28, 1976
(#76000155)
South of Eastham at Fort Hill and Governor Prence Rds.
41°49′07″N 69°57′57″W / 41.8185°N 69.9657°W / 41.8185; -69.9657 (Edward Penniman House and Barn)
Eastham
18 Pine Grove Cemetery
Pine Grove Cemetery
Pine Grove Cemetery
March 20, 2013
(#13000096)
Cemetery Rd.
41°58′34″N 70°03′34″W / 41.975987°N 70.059435°W / 41.975987; -70.059435 (Pine Grove Cemetery)
Truro
19 Race Point Light Station
Race Point Light Station
Race Point Light Station
June 15, 1987
(#87001482)
Race Point Beach
42°03′40″N 70°14′33″W / 42.0611°N 70.2425°W / 42.0611; -70.2425 (Race Point Light Station)
Provincetown
20 Anthony and Allison Sirna Studio
Anthony and Allison Sirna Studio
Anthony and Allison Sirna Studio
February 25, 2014
(#14000021)
60 Way #4
41°57′29″N 69°59′38″W / 41.958045°N 69.99397°W / 41.958045; -69.99397 (Anthony and Allison Sirna Studio)
Wellfleet Mid 20th Century Modern Residential Architecture on Outer Cape Cod MPS
21 Samuel Smith Tavern Site
Samuel Smith Tavern Site
Samuel Smith Tavern Site
November 11, 1977
(#77000108)
Great Island
41°55′12″N 70°03′26″W / 41.919906°N 70.05711°W / 41.919906; -70.05711 (Samuel Smith Tavern Site)
Wellfleet 17th century tavern site accessible via Great Island Trail
22 Three Sisters of Nauset (Twin Lights)
Three Sisters of Nauset (Twin Lights)
Three Sisters of Nauset (Twin Lights)
June 15, 1987
(#87001502)
Off Cable Rd.
41°50′42″N 69°57′36″W / 41.845°N 69.96°W / 41.845; -69.96 (Three Sisters of Nauset (Twin Lights))
Eastham Two of the three decommissioned lighthouses of the Three Sisters of Nauset; The Beacon (listed separately) is the third. At the time of their nomination, these two lights were separate from The Beacon; they have since been reunited.
23 Vera and Laszlo Tisza House
Vera and Laszlo Tisza House
Vera and Laszlo Tisza House
February 25, 2014
(#14000022)
2 Deer Trail
41°57′36″N 69°59′55″W / 41.960074°N 69.998642°W / 41.960074; -69.998642 (Vera and Laszlo Tisza House)
Wellfleet Mid 20th Century Modern Residential Architecture on Outer Cape Cod MPS
24 Truro Highlands Historic District
Truro Highlands Historic District
Truro Highlands Historic District
November 22, 2011
(#11000823)
Highland Light Rd.
42°02′22″N 70°03′44″W / 42.039342°N 70.062253°W / 42.039342; -70.062253 (Truro Highlands Historic District)
Truro Includes Highland Light, Highland House, and other buildings along Highland Light Road.
25 Paul and Madeleine Weidlinger House
Paul and Madeleine Weidlinger House
Paul and Madeleine Weidlinger House
February 25, 2014
(#14000023)
54 Valley Rd.
41°57′36″N 70°00′24″W / 41.960013°N 70.006628°W / 41.960013; -70.006628 (Paul and Madeleine Weidlinger House)
Wellfleet Mid 20th Century Modern Residential Architecture on Outer Cape Cod MPS

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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