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Tag: High posted capes

High-Posted Capes

October 17, 2020July 26, 2026 Gordon Harris2 Comments

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 ArchitectureTagged High posted capes, kneewall capes
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts by Abraham Hammatt
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