174 Commercial St

Historic District Survey information for 174 Commercial St

Architectural Description: 174 Commercial St. is a 2-story, 3-bay, Second Empire-style dwelling; hipped roof is sheathed in asphalt shingles; exterior is clad in asbestos shingles with wood trim, including a 1st-story cornice with paired and single brackets; building sits on a raised brick foundation; fenestration includes 2/2 wood DHS and 1/1 DHS in bay windows, 2/2 vinyl DHS in 2nd story, east facade has 2/2 wood DHS on 1st story and 2/2 vinyl DHS on 2nd story, west facade has 2/2 and 1/1 DHS, wood trim, gabled window hoods at 2nd story, storms installed, canvas awnings; primary entrance is accessed by a double door with double storm door, door surround has bull's-eye molding; 1-story flat-roof porch with bracketed cornice supported by turned wood posts on wood deck shelters central entrance, front porch is flanked by a full-width wood deck with continuous wood balustrade; 2-story bays located on front facade are square at 1st story and battered at 2nd story; similar bay on side facade; exterior wood decks on rear facade reached by exterior wood staircase and accessed by multi-pane sliding glass doors on upper stories; 1-story vestibule addition on rear facade with brick steps, modillions and paired brackets at cornice; cobblestone retaining wall along front edge of property.

Historical Narrative: Currently "White Wind Inn" (2003).

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

 (Mass. Historical Commission Form B)