Historic places in Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Wellfleet in Barnstable County has 19 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 14 buildings, 4 districts, 1 site. The first was listed in 1976 and the most recent in 2024. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, entertainment/recreation, social history. Open to visitors: Hatch, Ruth and Robert Jr., House, Tisza, Vera and Laszlo, House, Weidlinger, Paul and Madeleine, Ahearn House and Summer House, Atwood, Thomas, House, Kugel, Peter, House.

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Hatch, Ruth and Robert Jr., House
Hatch, Ruth and Robert Jr., HouseWellfleet, MA · Building
Tisza, Vera and Laszlo, House
Tisza, Vera and Laszlo, HouseWellfleet, MA · Building
Weidlinger, Paul and Madeleine
Weidlinger, Paul and MadeleineWellfleet, MA · Building
Hinckley's Corner Historic District
Hinckley's Corner Historic DistrictWellFleet, MA · District

Every National Register listing in Wellfleet

  1. Hatch, Ruth and Robert Jr., House

    Listed February 25, 2014 · Building · Local significance · Open to visitors

    Entertainment/RecreationSocial HistoryArchitecture

    The Ruth and Robert Hatch Jr. [Wikipedia]

    309 Bound Brook Way · NPS record #14000018

  2. Hinckley's Corner Historic District (also Paine Hollow Road North Historic District)

    Listed May 29, 1998 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And Development

    The Hinckley's Corner Historic District, also known as Paine Hollow, is a historic district including three properties located at 0, 25, and 40 Way #112 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    0, 25, and 40 Way #112 · NPS record #98000595

  3. Tisza, Vera and Laszlo, House

    Listed February 25, 2014 · Building · Local significance · Open to visitors

    Entertainment/RecreationSocial HistoryArchitecture

    The Vera and Laszlo Tisza House is a historic house at 2 Deer Trail (a cul-de-sac off Gross Hill Road) in the remote northeastern part of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, within the Cape Cod National Seashore. [Wikipedia]

    2 Deer Trail · NPS record #14000022

  4. Weidlinger, Paul and Madeleine

    Listed February 25, 2014 · Building · Local significance · Open to visitors

    Entertainment/RecreationSocial HistoryArchitecture

    The Paul and Madeleine Weidlinger House (also the Weidlinger House) is a historic house at 54 Valley Road in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    54 Valley Rd. · NPS record #14000023

  5. Ahearn House and Summer House (also David Curran House)

    Listed November 21, 1984 · Building · Local significance · Open to visitors

    Architecture

    The Ahearn House and Summer House are a pair of houses at 450 Pamet Point Road in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Pamet Point Rd. · NPS record #84000575

  6. Atwood, Thomas, House (also Atwood-Higgins House)

    Listed July 30, 1976 · Building · State significance · Open to visitors

    Architecture

    The Atwood–Higgins Historic District encompasses a historic property with deep colonial roots in Cape Cod National Seashore. [Wikipedia]

    NW of Wellfleet on Boundbrook Island · NPS record #76000154

  7. Atwood-Higgins Historic District

    Listed July 28, 2010 · District · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureHistoric - Non-AboriginalExploration/Settlement

    Bound Brook Island Rd · NPS record #10000508

  8. Kugel, Peter, House (also Kugel-Gips House)

    Listed February 25, 2014 · Building · Local significance · Open to visitors

    Entertainment/RecreationSocial HistoryArchitecture

    The Peter Kugel House, also known as the Kugel-Gips House, is a historic house at 188 Way 626, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, in Cape Cod National Seashore. [Wikipedia]

    188 Long Pond Rd. · NPS record #14000019

  9. Kuhn, Samuel and Minette, House

    Listed n/a · Building · Local significance · Open to visitors

    Entertainment/RecreationSocial HistoryArchitecture

    The Samuel and Minette Kuhn House is a historic house in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    420 Griffins Island Rd. · NPS record #14000020

  10. Marcel Breuer House and Studio

    Listed July 29, 2024 · Building · National, State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    Built in 1949 and enlarged in 1962 to designs by Marcel Breuer, it served as a summer retreat and experimental architecture landscape for the architect until his retirement in 1976. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #100010568

  11. Newcomb, John, House (also Wellfleet Oysterman House)

    Listed September 15, 1988 · Building · Local significance · Open to visitors

    Community Planning And DevelopmentLiteratureArchitecture

    The John Newcomb House is a historic house in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #88001457

  12. Paine Hollow Road South Historic District

    Listed May 20, 1998 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And Development

    The Paine Hollow Road South Historic District is a residential historic district roughly along Paine Hollow Road, and Raywid Way in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly along Paine Hollow Rd., and Raywid Way · NPS record #98000540

  13. Pond Hill School (also South Wellfleet Hall)

    Listed March 23, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationArchitectureSocial History

    The Pond Hill School is a historic school building at 65 Old Paine Hollow Road (old Route 6) in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    US 6 · NPS record #89000222

  14. Rowell House

    Listed September 1, 1988 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentEntertainment/RecreationArchitecture

    The Rowell House is a historic house in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #88001458

  15. Saunders-Paine House

    Listed May 20, 1998 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    This 1+1⁄2-story Federal style Cape was built c. 1830, and is a well-preserved local example of the style. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #98000474

  16. Sirna, Anthony and Allison, Studio

    Listed February 25, 2014 · Building · Local significance · Open to visitors

    Entertainment/RecreationSocial HistoryArchitecture

    The Anthony and Allison Sirna Studio is a historic artist's studio at 60 Way #4 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    60 Way #4 · NPS record #14000021

  17. Smith, Samuel, Tavern Site

    Listed November 11, 1977 · Site · Local significance · Open to visitors

    IndustryCommerceHistoric - Non-AboriginalArchitecture

    The Samuel Smith Tavern Site is a historic archeological site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #77000108

  18. Townsend House (also Bittersweet)

    Listed May 20, 1998 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    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. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #98000542

  19. Wellfleet Center Historic District

    Listed August 21, 1989 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentEntertainment/RecreationArchitectureMaritime History

    The Wellfleet Center Historic District is a historic district in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Cross St., Holbrook Ave., Main, E. Main and School Sts., and Duck Creek · NPS record #89001147

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