{"nrhp_refnum":"87000248","name":"Hinckley Homestead","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1740 S. County Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnstable","county":"Barnstable County","state":"MA","lat":41.64931697700007,"lon":-70.39726143899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-09-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-bay Georgian-style Cape cottage at 1740 South County Road in Marstons Mills, Barnstable, Massachusetts, dated to the early 18th century or about 1750. The architect is unknown, and the house sits on 3.04 acres with a barn.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an excellent, intact example of an early Cape cottage with Georgian detailing, including an elegant swelled console entry, one of only three period houses in town with this treatment. It is also tied to the Hinckley family, who have held the land continuously since the 1600s, and to the development of Marstons Mills. The final listing was approved under criteria A and C.","narrative":"Set on the outskirts of the village of Marstons Mills in Barnstable, this shingled Cape cottage has been a family home for generations. Dated to the early 18th century or about 1750, it is a full five-bay house under a gable roof with end chimneys, a feature usually associated with the later 18th century. Its center entry is framed by pilasters carrying swelled consoles, a treatment found on only three period houses in town. Windows are simply framed and mostly hold six-over-six sash. The house and land have stayed with the Hinckley family since Samuel Hinckley received a land grant after arriving from Kent, England, in 1639. Estate records trace the property through Benjamin, Edmund, Enoch, Luther and Prentiss Hinckley and later relatives. It was listed for its intact Georgian architecture and its long association with an early settlement family and the growth of Marstons Mills. A barn remains on the 3.04-acre lot.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition described as excellent, with no major alterations and not moved; used as a dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.683075-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/93/7891/63789193/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000248.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000248/4af4b9f903-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000248/4af4b9f903-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BarnstableMA_HinckleyHomestead.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BarnstableMA_HinckleyHomestead.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789193","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinckley_Homestead","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5765759"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/hinckley-homestead-87000248/"}