518 Commercial St

Historic District Survey information for 518 Commercial St

Architectural Description: 518 Commercial St. is a 2-story, 3-bay dwelling; side-gambrel roof is sheathed in asphalt shingles; two brick chimneys; exterior is clad in clapboard siding on the front facade and wood shingles on the secondary facades; building sits on an obscured foundation; fenestration includes 12/12 DHS with storms; primary entrance is accessed by a jalousie storm door; open porch extends across primary facade with lattice and walls; gable dormers on front slope of gambrel roof lit by paired 8/12 DHS with storms; gingerbread in gable ends of dormers and around the porch roof; patterned wood shingles; left side of rear section has paired casements and exterior brick end chimney; right side facade has gingerbread in gable end and interior end brick chimney; rear side ell with exterior brick chimney at end, multi-light bay on 1st story and 2nd-story window.

Bibliography and/or References: "The Provincetown Group Gallery Retrospective Catalogue" 1974, Light House Press.

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

 (Mass. Historical Commission Form B)