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Tag: High posted capes

High-Posted Capes

October 17, 2020March 15, 2024 Gordon Harris2 Comments
Ipswich high posted cape

Ipswich has several Cape-style houses constructed with second floor kneewalls, found especially in the Ipswich Village and Linebrook neighborhoods. "High post Capes" in the 19th Century incorporated popular decorative elements of the Greek Revival, Italianate, Victorian and Colonial Revival eras.

Posted in HousesTagged High posted capes, kneewall capes

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