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Townsend House
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A landmark on Paine Hollow Rd. The nearest other place is 4 min walk away. One of 20 history & landmarks in Wellfleet.
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On the National Register since 1998
Townsend House
Townsend House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1998. It is significant for its architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Early 19th Century and Cape Cod.
The Townsend House is a historic house at 290 Paine Hollow Road in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The 1+1⁄2-story full Cape style wood-frame house was built in 1804, probably by Doctor James Townsend, whose descendants owned the house well into the 20th century. The most notable resident was Samuel Campbell, an English engineer who worked with Guglielmo Marconi on the transatlantic wireless facilities in Wellfleet. Th…
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Address290 Paine Hollow Rd · 02667-8833
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.