1795 Harris - Black House

John Harris, a “seafaring man",” and wife Sarah paid five pounds eight shillings for three acres of woodland and built this sixteen foot square house. They had six children. To our knowledge, of the many small early houses believed to have existed throughout the Cape, only one has survived. First used as a homestead dwelling, as it passed down through generations it was later used as a cranberry storeroom and a small forge. The house was eventually moved to its present location and restored by John MacKenzie.

Join Docent, Beth Finch, in this informative video tour of the original structure, now located at the BHS Windmill Village in Brewster, MA.