595 Commercial St

Historic District Survey information for 595 Commercial St

Architectural Description: 595 Commercial St. is a 1-1/2-story, 5-bay dwelling; original section is 5-bays; side-gable roof is sheathed in asphalt shingles; partial cornice returns; shed dormers; brick exterior chimney; exterior is clad in clapboard siding with wood trim; fenestration includes single, paired, and continuous 2/2 wood DHS windows; primary entrance is accessed by a modern aluminum pane-and-panel door with modern 5-pane sidelights on one side; decorative door surround; entablature cornice and corner pilasters. The 1-bay-wide cross-gable section on the south facade appears to be an early twentieth-century addition. It has a taller roof pitch, a concrete block foundation, modern single-pane full-length fixed windows and 2/2 wood DHS, and porch decks for the 1st and 2nd stories.

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Commercial Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Dwellings, and Historic Districts--Massachusetts--Provincetown

 (Mass. Historical Commission Form B)