Designed by © Russell Swinton Oatman - Architect

House No. CC-1 --1,792 Square Feet
Even the earliest of the Pilgrim houses may be considered to be a forerunner of the 'Half Cape' form, with one bay set adjacent to the front door. Half-Capes were the most practical of early dwellings, since they could be added to, expanded or incorporated as a nucleus of a larger house. In this sense, they may be considered as the progenitors of domestic New England architecture, since the form contained the essentials for survival. How and where additions were located depended upon the land and the family requirements. This house shows later roof dormers, a most useful modification to add light and cross ventilation to the upstairs bedrooms. We have converted an attached shed to a garage, and modified the ladder-like stairs.