Richard Rich House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA
Summary
Significance: The Richard Rich House is a one and a half story Cape Cod "house-and-a-half" covered with wood shingles and surrounded by residential landscaping. The house is rectangular, faces south and has a west ell. The house is in excellent condition on the exterior but the interior has been extensively remodeled. The construction of the house is post and beam with horizontal wall boards. The plank type wall construction consists of the single width of plank, exterior shingles and interior plaster directly applied, giving a wall of about three or four inches in thickness.
Survey number: HABS MA-761
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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