Landmark

Fessenden, N. F. House (SDW.284)

Sandwich · Barnstable County

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The Story

A contributing property in the Town Hall Square Historic District Boundary Increase, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. Centered on Town Hall Square where Main Street meets the mill stream at Shawme Lake, this district forms the historic civic and commercial heart of Sandwich, one of the oldest towns on Cape Cod, settled by English families beginning in 1637. Its buildings span from about 1640 to 1960 and include Cape Cod-style dwellings, civic and religious landmarks, and industrial resources such as the Dexter Grist Mill and dam, reflecting the town's agricultural, maritime, and manufacturing history. Sandwich owed much of its 19th-century fame to the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, founded in 1825, and the district is significant for its political, industrial, social, and residential development as well as its fine representative architecture and archaeological potential.

About this site

Fessenden, N. F. House is a landmark in Sandwich, 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 41.7558, -70.4939 near Sandwich. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sandwich Mile Marker (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include House at 176 Main St, Smith, William House, and Tinkham, M. House.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Sandwich, Barnstable County

Fessenden, N. F. House” names 4 distinct records in Barnstable County. This page is the landmark in Sandwich. The others:

📍 41.7558, -70.4939 · Sandwich, Barnstable County
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