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The Nathaniel Baker House in Barnstable is a historic dwelling documented as part of a Barnstable multiple-resource National Register nomination, associated with the Baker family. It reflects the architectural character typical of the town's historic residential development and was recognized, along with a group of related Barnstable properties nominated together, for its historic and architectural integrity.
Baker, Nathaniel House is a landmark in Barnstable, Barnstable County. It is one of 6,558 landmarks documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 41.6958, -70.3019 near Barnstable. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baker, Nathaniel House - Doherty Guest House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lovejoy, William S. P. and Marion E. House, Baker, Benjamin Jr. House, and Barrus, Howard E. House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Built about 1721 for Nathaniel Baker IV — probably by his father as a wedding gift, though parts of the frame may be older — this is one of only six Georgian five-bay houses left standing in Barnstable. The shingled, hip-roofed house is deliberately plain, with unadorned cornerboards and trim around a central chimney. Baker split it in two in 1778, deeding half to his two daughters while keeping the rest, and died insolvent in 1791; it was reunited as a single dwelling in 1926.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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