Winslow Crocker House

Website: https://www.historicnewengland.org/property/winslow-crocker-house/

Address: 250 MA-6A, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts 02675

Phone: 617-994-6661

Email: info@HistoricNewEngland.org

Open second and fourth Saturdays, June 1 – October 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Tours on the hour. Last tour at 4:00 PM

Admission

$5 adults

$4 seniors

$3 students

Free for Historic New England members and Yarmouth residents.

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This Georgian-style house was built in West Barnstable c. 1780 by Winslow Crocker, a trader and land speculator.  Winslow Crocker joined the American navy when the Revolutionary War began, and was serving on a privateer in 1777 when his ship was captured by the British. He was imprisoned in Nova Scotia, but was later exchanged for British prisoners and allowed to return home. He became a merchant and built this home for his family. There is speculation that he may have been a rum runner, a common occupation for those involved in trading at this time. Little is known about his later life because a courthouse fire destroyed many local records in the nineteenth century. When Crocker died in 1821, his two sons inherited the house. The sons divided the house vertically, even splitting rooms and fireplaces in the process.

Hours:

Mon. Closed

Tue. Closed

Wed. Closed

Thu. Closed

Fri. Closed

Sat. Closed

Sun. Closed