Cotuit Historic District
Encyclopedia
Cotuit Historic District is a historic district
on Main Street, Lowell & Ocean View Avenues bounded by Cotuit Bay, Nantucket Sound
, and Popponesset Bay
in Barnstable, Massachusetts
.
The district features Greek Revival, Late Victorian, and Federal
architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
on Main Street, Lowell & Ocean View Avenues bounded by Cotuit Bay, Nantucket Sound
Nantucket Sound
Nantucket Sound is a roughly triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean offshore from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is long and wide, and is enclosed by Cape Cod on the north, Nantucket on the south, and Martha's Vineyard on the west. Between Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard it is connected to the...
, and Popponesset Bay
Popponesset Bay
Popponesset Bay System is a group of bays located at the towns of Mashpee and Barnstable , on Cape Cod, Massachusetts with a southern shore bounded by water fromNantucket Sound....
in Barnstable, Massachusetts
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...
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The district features Greek Revival, Late Victorian, and Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1987.