9-011 Carver St

Historic District Survey information for 9-011 Carver St

Architectural Description: The Gifford House is a 3-story, L-shaped inn with a raised brick basement. A full-height canted bay is located at the northwest corner of the building. The building is clad in vinyl siding, with plywood covering a portion of the brick basement level at the rear of the building. The irregular roof has hipped and gable portions. The portion of the building facing Carver Street has corner pilasters. A full-width 1-story porch on west and south sides of the building has a hipped roof with exposed rafters, square columns and square balustrade. Doors and windows under the porch roof have wood entablature surrounds. Access to the basement on Carver Street is by way of a vertical board door with large strap hinges. Fenestration includes 6/6 wood DHS, 6/1 wood DHS, and 6/1 vinyl DHS with wood and vinyl surrounds; windows in basement are filled. A 2 1/2-story, 6-bay building is connected to the east facade of Gifford House, near Bradford Street. This building has a gable roof with partial returns. The exterior is clad in vinyl and wood shingles. Fenestration includes triangular windows in gable, and 6/1 wood DHS elsewhere. Attached on the south, and visible from Bradford Street is a 3-story gable section protruding to the east with a gable roof and partial returns.

Historical Narrative: As per Tom Boland (1994): The Gifford House was constructed in 1868 by James Gifford. It served as a summer hotel and was constructed on the Boston stage coach route. Presidents Taft and T. Roosevelt stayed at the Gifford House during the dedication ceremonies for the Pilgrim Monument (1905). The current large addition to the structure was made around the turn of the century as an historic engraving indicates. The rates for rooms in 1893, as noted in an advertisement, were $2.00 per day and $9.00 -$12.00 per week, depending on the view. Per 2004 field survey: Building still known as the Gifford House Inn, and includes the Stillwaters Restaurant and Purgatory dance club.

Bibliography and/or References: Barnstable County Atlas., 1880. Barnstable County Atlas., 1907. Cape Cod Directory, 1901. The Extremity of Cape Cod. Map, 1836. H.F. Wallings Co. Map of Provincetown Village. Atlas, 1858. Jennings, Herman A. Chequocket or Provincetown. 1893. Jennings, Herman A. Provincetown. or Odds and Ends from the Tip End. 1890. Resident Directory. W.F. Richardson & Co., 1886. Resident Directory. W.H. Hopkins, 1889. Ruckstuhl, Irma. Old Provincetown in Early Photographs. Toronto, 1987.

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

 (Mass. Historical Commission Form B)