{"nrhp_refnum":"87000327","name":"Blish-Garret House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"350 Plum St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnstable","county":"Barnstable County","state":"MA","lat":41.69476500500008,"lon":-70.35522421599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-03-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Georgian-period half Cape Cod house of one and a half stories at 350 Plum Street, West Barnstable, Massachusetts, built around 1760 (before 1809) on an original farm, with a guest house outbuilding.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house reflects Barnstable's early agricultural history and is an intact vernacular example of a Georgian half-Cape. The property reached Garretts Pond, where owners and villagers washed sheep annually from colonial times into the 1800s. It is argued to meet criteria A and C.","narrative":"Set on 4.5 acres at 350 Plum Street in West Barnstable, this story-and-a-half half Cape dates to about 1760 and began as a working farm. Its small central chimney sits almost in line with the front door, which is at one end of the west facade. Trim is plain, the windows are small-paned 12/12 sash built up to the roof eave, and the roof pitch and stone foundation are low. Later ells were added on the south gable end and the east facade. The property runs to the shore of Garretts Pond, which takes its name from Andrew Garrett, who owned the land from 1809 to 1835. Joseph Blish is the first known owner. Owners and villagers used the shoreline for the annual washing of sheep from colonial times into the 1800s, and the families here raised livestock and farmed the land. The house was listed for its link to Barnstable's agricultural past and as an intact vernacular Georgian half-Cape.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian Cape Cod half house (story and a half)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Recorded in 1986 as in good condition, in use as a residence, with no major alterations noted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.581851-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/91/7890/63789091/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87000327.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000327/accca9464f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87000327/accca9464f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Stina716","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blish-Garret_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Stina716</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:Blish-Garret_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789091","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blish-Garret_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4926812"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/barnstable-county/blish-garret-house-87000327/"}