{"nrhp_refnum":"87000284","name":"Phinney, William and Jane, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"555 Phinney's Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnstable","county":"Barnstable County","state":"MA","lat":41.663110336000045,"lon":-70.32789490499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-03-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national","state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1½-story, five-bay Georgian cottage at 555 Phinneys Lane in Centerville, Barnstable, Massachusetts, built about 1730. It is still used as a residence.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the earliest remaining building in Centerville's original settlement and is tied to the settlement process. It is also notable for its bowed roof, a form peculiar to Cape Cod, and for having probably been built by its carpenter owner, William Phinney.","narrative":"Dating to about 1730, this five-bay, 1½-story cottage at 555 Phinneys Lane in Centerville, Barnstable, is described as the earliest remaining building in the village's original settlement. It has a center entry and chimney, a narrow transom over the door, simple projecting window frames with 6/6 sash, and a bowed roof that the nomination calls peculiar to Cape Cod. Tradition holds that it began as a half house and was later enlarged to full size. Inside are exposed structural members, original H and L hinges, and a double wall on the northeast side. The house is linked to William Phinney, a carpenter who learned his trade at age 14 and kept a shop for several years in a building used by the Bacon School. He probably built the house himself, which adds to its architectural interest. Its only major changes are a bathroom and modern kitchen facilities. It was listed for its association with settlement and for its architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William Phinney","architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; condition is good, with no major alterations other than a bathroom and modern kitchen facilities.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:12:59.806979-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/95/7891/63789195/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000284.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000284/f590dbbeb4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000284/f590dbbeb4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Kenneth C. Zirkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_and_Jane_Phinney_House,_1730.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth C. Zirkel</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_and_Jane_Phinney_House,_1730.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789195","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_and_Jane_Phinney_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8020724"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/phinney-william-and-jane-house-87000284/"}