{"nrhp_refnum":"87000264","name":"Bearse, Capt. Allen H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"48 Camp St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnstable","county":"Barnstable County","state":"MA","lat":41.65713197900004,"lon":-70.27528780099993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-03-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Maritime History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story Italianate house at 48 Camp Street in Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, built in 1857 by an unknown architect, with a clapboard exterior and a rear ell added in the late 19th century.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant as the home of a prominent local citizen, Captain Allen H. Bearse, and as an exceptional, unaltered example of the Italianate style. It is described as one of the finest and best preserved Italianate houses in Hyannis, a village noted for its captains' residences. It meets criteria B and C.","narrative":"Built in 1857 at 48 Camp Street in Hyannis, this clapboard house is regarded as one of the finest and best preserved Italianate dwellings in a village known for its sea captains' homes. It rises two and a half stories under a gable roof, with a one-and-a-half-story rear ell added in the late 19th century. A three-bay gable end faces the street, and the design includes a bracketed cornice, wide corner pilasters and a bracketed porch. The entry sits on the side toward the front, a pattern typical of local examples. The vertical profile of the brackets and the simple window treatment point to a relatively early date for the style. A generous landscaped lot adds to its character. The house was the home of Captain Allen H. Bearse, a deep-water captain from a seafaring family who also held mercantile interests on Hyannis Wharf. Its association with him and its largely unaltered Italianate design support its listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Condition is listed as excellent; present use is residential. The property has not been moved.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.903194-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/7891/63789105/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000264.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000264/152d9a8552-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000264/152d9a8552-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Thomas Kelley from Boston, MA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capt_Allen_H._Bearse_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Kelley from Boston, MA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capt_Allen_H._Bearse_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789105","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capt._Allen_H._Bearse_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5036408"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/bearse-capt-allen-h-house-87000264/"}