Joseph Robbins House


The Joseph Robbins House is a historic house located in the Osterville village of Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Description and history

The wood-frame Cape style house was built c. 1820-30 by Joseph Robbins, a painter who is also known for painting the figurehead of the USS Constitution. It is a rare local example of Federal styling, with a multi-pane transom window over the main entrance. The house is a -story structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and a central chimney.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1987.