Main Street, 237-239

The building at 237-239 Main Street in the Hyannis village of Barnstable is a large, freestanding, wood-frame commercial block built in 1910 in the Queen Anne style by an unknown architect. It rises two stories to a flat roof with a narrow bracket-supported cornice; its second-story windows are generally paired with 1/1 sash, some topped by triangular pediments typical of the Queen Anne style, and a single window at the angled northwest corner is headed by a clock and may once have had a turret. The largely original storefronts feature a recessed center entry with an elegant leaded-glass transom. It is significant under Criteria A and C for its association with the development of Hyannis's Main Street commercial area and as a well-preserved, detailed early-20th-century commercial block; its survival, including its storefronts, contributes to Hyannis's character as a turn-of-the-century summer resort.

Main Street, 237-239 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 41.6546, -70.2793 near Barnstable. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crowell, Capt. William House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cash Block, Norris, Capt. John C. House, and Saturday Night Club Building.

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