15 Tremont St

Historic District Survey information for 15 Tremont St

Architectural Description: 2 1/2-story; 3-bay sidehall with 3-bay ell; wide open eave; asphalt roof shingles. Sidehall has - main entrance consists of paired pane and panel historic doors with arched lights and wood pane and panel storm doors; flat hood with large brackets, dentils and stars (elaborate) accessed by 2 wood steps; fenestration includes 2/2 wood DHS with operable shutters, one window on east face of sidehall has been made smaller; Ell has: enclosed entry porch with flat roof, central pane and panel wood door and exterior modern storm doors access by 2 wood steps; brackets under eaves of porch; windows are 2/2 wood DHS with operable shutters; panels below bay windows with faux protruding ends; gable dormers with 2/2 wood DHS; On west side, two 1-story shed roof vestibule portions; cross gable section protruding from rear (north); 1 1/2-story, 2-bays; contains 6/6 wood DHS, gable dormer with single panel wood casements and large 12-pane wood picture window; door is pane and panel wood with modern storm

Historical Narrative: As per Tom Boland (1994): First seen on the 1880 atlas of Provincetown, these two houses (Nos. 15 and 17) were probably built soon after 1858. Their original owners (as of 1880) were Joshua Paine at #15 and E.M. Smith at #17. In 1907, #15 was still in the Paine family and was owned by Mrs. M. Paine, while #17 had changed ownership to M. Dyer. The houses remain in close to the original state and setting as indicators of the change in stylistics taste at the mid-19th century.

Bibliography and/or References: Barnstable County Atlas., 1880. Barnstable County Atlas., 1907. Cape Cod Directory, 1901. H.F. Wallings Co. Map of Provincetown Village. Atlas, 1858. Resident Directory. W.F. Richardson & Co., 1886. Resident Directory. W.H. Hopkins, 1889.

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Dwellings, Historic Districts--Massachusetts--Provincetown, and Tremont Street

 (Mass. Historical Commission Form B)