Thomas Bray Farm
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| location | Yarmouth , Massachusetts , United States | ||
| Coordinates | 41 ° 42 '4 " N , 70 ° 12' 29" W | ||
| surface | 10.3 acres (4.2 ha ) | ||
| Built | circa 1720 | ||
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival , Georgian | ||
| NRHP number | [1] 88001455 | ||
| The NRHP added | September 15, 1988 | ||
The Thomas Bray Farm (also Heather Hill ) is a historic farm in the city of Yarmouth in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . The main building was built at the beginning of the 18th century by the eponymous farmer Thomas Bray and was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
description
The farm has a total of 10.3 acres (4.2 hectares ) and is located on Weir Road approximately 1.5 kilometers southeast of the Northside Historic District . Historic orchards with apple, pear, plum and peach trees as well as some stone walls from the 18th and 19th centuries still stand on the site. To the west the farm borders on cranberry swamps, to the east there are isolated houses that also date from the 18th century.
The main house, 30 ft (9.1 m ) by 24 ft (7.3 m ), with a gabled roof , rests on a granite foundation, is constructed of wood, and faces south. The outer walls are clad with shingles made from the wood of the white false cypress , which was renewed in the 1920s. At the same time, the roof was re-covered with asphalt shingles instead of wood. Approx. A chimney protrudes from the roof 6 ft (1.8 m) from the west gable. At the rear there was a 16 ft (4.9 m) by 12 ft (3.7 m) kitchen and a 19 ft (5.8 m) by 18 ft (5.5 m) garage, each in its own annex housed.
Historical meaning
The house is unusually well preserved and represents the typical housing situation in the 18th and 19th centuries, when Cape Cod was increasingly transformed from a main location for the whaling industry to a destination for tourists. The farm is an example of the region's agriculture, which has been very small-scale for a long time, but which was also no longer profitable, which is why these properties were also converted into recreational areas. Thomas Bray Farm is in what was previously known as Weir Village in Yarmouth. In 1841, however, the ponds in the district were contaminated with salt water by a strong storm, as a result of which the fish died and the water could no longer be used for the fields. As a result, most of the residents moved to other parts of Yarmouth, which is why Thomas Bray Farm is now one of the few remaining buildings from this period that still stands in its original location.
See also
literature
- Steinitz, Michael; Friedberg, Betsy: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. ( PDF ) National Park Service , May 1988, accessed on January 1, 2016 (English, accessible via the "NR" button).
Individual evidence
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved April 15, 2008.
- ↑ a b cf. Steinitz / Friedberg, p. 2.
- ↑ cf. Steinitz / Friedberg, p. 5.