631 Commercial St

Historic District Survey information for 631 Commercial St

Architectural Description: 631 Commercial St. is a 3-story, 3-bay dwelling; hipped roof is sheathed in asphalt shingles; exterior is clad in wood shingles on front facade with clapboard siding on secondary facades; wood corner boards and trim; fenestration includes 6/6 DHS wood windows; symmetrical fenestration is same on every story of front facade; balconies on 2nd and 3rd stories; doors and doorways are paired round-head vertical plank; enclosed 1-story section on south facade with roof-top deck. Remnants of hoisting/pulley system remain at roofline on front facade - could indicate historic industrial use of building.

Historical Narrative: As per Josephine Del Deo (1977): "Robert Motherwell is an internationally recognized painter. He remodeled this and the barn structure recently for a studio and calls it 'Sea Barn'. He was formerly married to Helen Frankenthaler painter and owner of 622 Commercial Street. m32 int NEED MOTHERWELL HISTORY

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

 (Mass. Historical Commission Form B)