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Built in 1889, this hub of Yarmouth Port social life has provided a gathering place for the community for more than one hundred years. Built originally as a pharmacy -- complete with a soda fountain and lunch counter -- the store today is operated by the great-grandson of the first owner, the fourth generation of the family to be involved with the business. Retaining all of its original fixtures and charm, the store still offers old-fashioned sodas, a quick sandwich, and the best ice cream cone in town. And that’s not all! After enjoying a treat at the soda fountain, take a peek upstairs at the Hallet Museum. Using family photographs, objects, and memorabilia, the Hallets created a museum, which reflects the history, not just of one family, but of the entire community. Whether you are passing through Yarmouth, or staying for awhile, a visit to Hallet’s Store & Museum is a must!
HOURS Open for breakfast and lunch from April through November. Description: 1752 Sea Captain's Home turned into a museum. Operated by the Chatham Historical Society and is representative of Sea Captains Homes built on Cape Cod during the 18th and 19th centuries. Possibly the only house in Chatham that is preserved in its original form, the Atwood house was built in 1752 by Joseph Atwood, a sea captain and "navigator of unfrequented parts." He moved from Eastham and acquired thirty acres in Chatham, bordering on Stage Harbor and the Mill Pond. According to family records, he built the house in a year when he stayed home from sea. He feared losing his ship while England and France were at war during the reign of George II of England, whose subject he was at the time the museum is open to the public between June 1 and October 15 The MUSEUM, in a mid-19th century Homestead, located at 3171 Main St. (Route 6A - East Brewster), houses four permanent galleries, a special exhibits gallery and archives which are available to researchers, by appointment, during the winter months.
The HIGGINS FARM WINDMILL and the HARRIS-BLACK HOUSE are restored 18th century structures located at the Drummer Boy Park, Route 6A in West Brewster.
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The Brewster Historical Society buildings are open 1pm-4pm,
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, July, August and September.
Free admission.
Brooks Academy is located in the Harwich Historic District, the first historic district on Cape Cod to be accepted into the National Register of Historic Places.
The Cahoon Museum of American Art resides in a beautifully restored 1775 Georgian Colonial that was once an overnight stop on the stagecoach line between Hyannis and Sandwich. Wide floorboards, stenciled walls and floors, fireplaces and antique furnishings give the cheerful galleries a homey intimacy. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 am-4 pm Sunday, 1-4 pm Closed January The Museum showcases the Cape's maritime history with a variety of permanent and temporary exhibits. The exhibits are designed to appeal to all age groups. Maritime art, educational programs, classes, lectures and entertainment are part of the museum’s lineup of activities. In addition, the Museum will establish its own permanent collection of artifacts and displays. Come to the Museum Shop to find art reproductions by your favorite Cape Cod and national artists along with a wide variety of Cape Cod memorabilia. The Museum Shop offers many unique works by Cape artists and artisans, including art prints, cards, pottery, scarves, and exquisite jewelry. There is always a fine selection of art books, catalogues and special gift items. For more information, call Martha Michalek, shop manager, at 508-385-4477 ext 13.
The museum is housed in a 17,000 square foot building on its own 80-acre site, abutted by 300 acres of town-owned conservation land. There are two floors of exhibits about the flora and fauna of Cape Cod, including exhibits on whales, indigenous birds, and coastal change, and several aquaria holding different species of crustaceans, mollusks, fish, frogs, turtles and snakes. Several displays are interactive and geared to children. Special, temporary exhibits enhance the permanent collection. The Museum also has a library and Museum Shop
Hours / Dates June 1- September 30 - Every day, 9:30-4 October 1-March 31 - Wed. through Sunday, Noon-4 April 1-May 31 - Wed. through Sunday, 10-4 The Museum is closed on federal holidays. Description: Fully furnished Sea Captains House. Has maritime exhibits, antique furniture and clothing, artwork and porcelain from the nineteenth century. HOURS The house is open on Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 1 through October 15, with tours at 1, 2 & 3 p.m. ADMISSION $3.00 for adults and 50 cents for children. Yarmouth residents and HSOY members free. Description: Although this small chapel is not routinely open for visitation, a brief walk down the Nature Trails will allow you to enjoy the ambience of the small church nestled in a secluded meadow. Built as an ecumenical chapel in 1873, the church was intended to provide a place for poor families of South Yarmouth to worship and learn scriptures. HOURS The Nature Trails are open daily, from dawn to dusk. DIRECTIONS Take Route 6A to exit 7. Right on Willow Street to Route 6A. Right on 6A approximately two miles. Entrance to Nature Trails is located just before you get to the Yarmouth Port Post Office. Kelley Chapel is reached by walking down the entrance of the trails approximately 100 yards. (From Route 28, take Willow Street, West Yarmouth Road, or Station Avenue to get to Route 6A.) Description: "This building is one of the oldest remaining homesteads located near the historic center of town, adjacent to the Mashpee River and the Herring Run across from the Mill Pond and within close proximity to the Mashpee Wakeby Lake. It was originally built approximately 1793 by Sherjashub Bourne, great grandson of the missionary Richard Bourne." Note* The museum is under renovation. Please call and check for status. Hours Mid-May to Labor Day Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; Labor Day to mid-Sept Sat-Sun noon-4pm Address 1439 Main St./Rte. 6A Location About 1 mile W of the town center Season Closed mid-Sept to mid-May Frommer's Review The gas-lit displays may come across as a little hokey (and murky), but little kids as well as grown-up fire-fighting aficionados will probably find the array of equipment pretty enthralling. More than 30 antique fire engines have found a home here, including an extraordinarily decorative 1837 French provincial rig from Philadelphia and a unique 1929 Mercedes Benz worth a cool million. Also on the grounds, and included with admission, is a smithy offering frequent demos and an old-fashioned apothecary shop. Description: The Museum is housed in The Captain Jonathan Parker House at the comer of West Bay and Parker Roads. This historic sea captain's was built by in 1824 and is one of the oldest houses in Osterville. The Museum store features a wide variety of items related to Osterville’s long history as a maritime, boat building, fishing, farming and recreational seaside community. Open for visits by appointment and at these hours: mid-June to mid-September Thursday through Sunday 1:30 to 4:30 PM Description: Built in 1751 , the mill utilizes the adjacent stream to operate. It is is on the register of National Historic Places. The Museum and the Grist Mill are open- Saturdays and Sundays, June though August, 10 am - 2 pm. The Herring Run the middle of April to May. . Description: The renowned local style of wooden boat building, as practiced by its famed craftsmen in Osterville, the Crosby family, is traced through four adjoining Boat Shops. Each shop is unique in its offerings, housing full-sized boats, antique tools and boating artifacts. The original Herbert F. Crosby boat shop, circa 1855, resides at the Museum, complete with tools and a catboat shown in mid-construction. bullet An adjoining shop features the Museum’s extensive collection of Crosby designed half models, used as guides for building boats, and two rare “hawk nests” designed by Oliver Hinckley, another Osterville boat builder who produced a large number of coastal schooners. A Crosby catboat, the Cayuga, is also on display. bullet Photographs chronicling the development of boat building in Osterville are housed in yet another shop that is home to the Sonata, a Crosby lapstrake dinghy. The largest shop contains a Wianno Senior and a Wianno Junior, two vintage one-design local racing classes, a photo exhibit and a Vernon Coleman mural. An open shed shelters the Frances, a 1968 fully restored Crosby catboat. Description: Estimated to have been built around 1730 the “one- room deep” dwelling of post and beam construction offers a fascinating study in 18th and 19th century construction methods. Visitors are able to the underpinnings of the house’s earliest section ~ floor joists made from unfinished oak logs and piles of fieldstones used for supporting the chimney. Entering the house, a period Herb Garden greets visitors at the kitchen door. The garden, maintained by the Osterville Garden Club, contains plants that are indigenous to the area and were commonly used in the 1700’s for cooking and medicinal purposes. The interior contains a beehive oven, cooking utensils, root cellar, hooked rugs, and period furniture that provide an understanding of how early New Englanders lived. The Osterville Historical Society, with community assistance, saved the house from demolition and moved it to its present location on the Museum grounds. In 1987 the Barnstable Historical Commission honored this thoughtful restoration with a Distinguished Service Award. Description: The Captain Jonathan Parker House This historic sea captain’s home, circa 1824, contains eleven rooms of 18th and 19th century furniture, art, ceramics and glassware, including examples of locally made Sandwich and Pairpoint glass. Artwork includes paintings by Stubbs and Antoine Gibert along with several “married” portraits by an unknown American artist that are rich in intriguing details. The Osterville Room contains artifacts, photographs and documents detailing village history. Displayed is the hand carved ivory William Blount cane, given to the town in 1871 with instructions that it “be handed down to the oldest resident” - and so it has been. The China Trade Room houses distinctive pieces carried across the seas by ship captains including pith paintings and fine examples of export china. Upstairs, the Children’s Room surprises with a unique collection of antique dolls, toys and two dollhouses dating from 1870. The Ladies Bedroom highlights clothing, fans, hats, and embroidery. A Colonial Garden, maintained by the Osterville Garden Club, marks the entrance to the house and provides a traditional ornamental border to the building and its lovely grounds. Description: Most are classics from the 50s to the 80s. Most are British Sports Cars, all are red. There are several cars of which less than a dozen are in the States, but the rest simply will bring back happy memories to the older folks. The cars are all nicely restored, and they are all handsome drivers, that is if you can get them out of a now rather crowded garage. The Toad Hall Collection is part of the Simmons Homestead Inn, and everyone who has visited it has had a really great experience. It's now one of the largest private collections of Classic Sports Cars around. Description: Built in 1641, this house was traditionally called the Fort House because of its possible use as a refuge from Indian attack. In 1646 it became the home of Stephen Wing, one of the early settlers of Sandwich, son of the Reverend John Wing and Deborah Bachelor. Stephen and his descendants occupied the house from then on, adding on as families grew and changing tastes dictated. Now restored, it is furnished almost entirely with Wing family antiques showing the different periods of its long history. The house is maintained by the Wing Family of America and open to the public. Open Tuesday through Saturday from June 15 to September 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is a small admission fee. For off-season visits please call the Caretaker at (508) 833-1540. Period 1600-1649, 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799 Owner: Private Meeting Hall, Museum Description: Village model, c. 1895; guided walking tours; small-boat museum; village archives.
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