The Edward Penniman House and Barn is a historic site in Eastham, Massachusetts, on Fort Hill, which is currently protected by the Cape Cod National Seashore and home to Indian Rock. The house was built in 1868 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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So cool! Of course we went on a day where the weather was less than perfect. It was kind of chilly, windy and was sprinkling from time to time. We would have absolutely LOVED to have been able to go inside and check out the woodwork and decor, I assume this house is of Victorian era? Or somewhere around that time. I am in love with designs of this type. My little sister had drove up from CT to stay for less than 24 hours, so we didn't have much time to plan or figure out what we needed a tour guide to actually see! As we were leaving I noticed the bed and breakfast across from the house and wondered if maybe we could have asked them to give us a peak inside. Could have, would have, should have knocked on the door! LOL definitely a beautiful area! My boyfriend was sad that the whale bone that used to mark the prooerty is no longer there. Us girls were pretty disappointed too because we were looking forward to seeing it! We will definitely be looking into when the tours of the inside of the house are scheduled for so we can come back on a much nicer day and explore the cedar swamp...
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Five stars for our ranger Lillibeth. She was very knowledgeable and so friendly with our two children.
I will say if you plan to visit the house when it's open, be prepared for a 40 min ranger talk before entrance to see the house. You can see both the downstairs and upstairs of the house , a few rooms are furnished. So again, if you have kids or have trouble standing for long periods of time, you will be standing/sitting on the lawn for almost an hour listening to the talk.
We enjoyed our time here, learned quite a lot about the Penniman family and whaling and enjoyed...
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What a beautiful spot and gorgeous house. My wife and I have been coming to this spot for over 20+ years. I'm so glad they were able to finally renovate this a few years ago. Thank you to all the people that made that possible. The detail that went into the design and construction and restoration of this place is simply amazing. Definitely a place to stop in and check out. And while you're there, walk down to Fort Hill and take in the views. It's...
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