Historic House Museums

Many who love historic homes also love to visit restored house museums.  These can provide a wealth of knowledge as well as a ton of fun!  You can't beat viewing period paint colors, wall coverings, furniture and floor treatments while sampling freshly baked bread, just out of the beehive oven.  


The following is a list of historic house museums in and around Cape Cod.  Some are open seasonally, while some have events year round.  Please visit the events tab at the top to see a calendar of upcoming events.


Centerville


Centerville Historical Museum
1840
http://www.centervillehistoricalmuseum.org/

Chatham


Atwood House
1752
http://www.chathamhistoricalsociety.org/

Caleb Nickerson House Museum
1827, events throughout the year.
http://www.nickersonassoc.org/index.shtml


Eastham


Swift-Daley House
Bowed roof cape, 1741
http://www.easthamhistorical.org/#The%20Swift-Daley%20House

Falmouth


Falmouth Museums on the Green
2 18th c houses
http://www.falmouthhistoricalsociety.org/Visit.aspx

Highfield Hall
1878
http://www.highfieldhall.org


Plymouth


Harlow Old Fort House
1677
http://www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org/historic.htm#harlow

Spooner House
1749 (Closed for restoration)
http://www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org/historic.htm#spooner

Hedge House
1809
http://www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org/historic.htm#hedge

Sandwich


Thornton Burgess Museum
Includes walking tours of historic Sandwich village
http://www.thorntonburgess.org/ThorntonBurgessMuseum.htm

Green Briar Nature Center
includes historic jam making kitchen dating from 1903
http://thorntonburgess.org/GreenBriarNatureCenter.htm

Hoxie House Museum
1637, Oldest house on the Cape
18 Water St., Sandwich.
Sandwich Chamber of Commerce for more info:  http://www.sandwichchamber.com/sandwich-museums.php

Benjamin Nye Homestead and Museum, East Sandwich
17th century homestead
http://www.nyefamily.org/

Wing Fort House
1641
http://www.wingfamily.org/wingfamilyforthouse.html


Yarmouthport


Captain Bangs Hallet House
19th c. sea captain's house
http://www.hsoy.org/historic/hallethouse.htm

Edward Gorey House
http://www.edwardgoreyhouse.org/

Winslow Crocker House
Yarmouth Port, MA, c1780
http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/winslow-crocker-house