Historical Marker

Last Testament

Provincetown · Barnstable County

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The Story

Last Testament is a historic object located at 460 Commercial St in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1978, designed by Boris Margo. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. A contributing property in the Provincetown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

About this site

Last Testament is a historical marker in Provincetown, Barnstable County. It is one of 250 historical markers documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 42.0563, -70.1792 near Provincetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cook, Daniel Cross House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Commercial Building at 465 Commercial St, Torso, and Cook Building.

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

History

"Last Testament" is a sculpture created in 1978 by the modernist artist Boris Margo, who was long associated with the Provincetown art colony on outer Cape Cod. Sited on Commercial Street within a National Register historic district, it reflects Provincetown's twentieth-century identity as one of America's oldest continuous artists' communities.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

📍 42.0563, -70.1792 · Provincetown, Barnstable County
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