Gott House

The Gott House is a historic late First Period house on Gott Avenue at Gott Lane in Rockport, Massachusetts. The plank-framed gambrel-roofed cottage was built in 1702, exhibiting the transitional nature of the construction techniques used, and the gambrel roof, which is not a normal First Period feature. It also features 2 dormers that were added some time later. The first part built was the right side and the central chimney; this was extended with the rooms left of the chimney later in the Second Period. The interior retains significant Second Period trim and decoration.[2] The house has never been sold, and has been handed down through the generations to its current occupants.

Gott House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Gott House
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Location	Rockport, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°41′14″N 70°37′53″W
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Colonial, Other
MPS	First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.	90000255[1]
Added to NRHP	March 9, 1990

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
• American historic carpentry

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Gott House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-18.