Port Royal House

The Port Royal House is a historic house at in Chatham, Massachusetts. The two story wood frame house was built in 1863 by Seth Eldredge, a ship's captain. The Italianate villa was reportedly based on a house in Port Royal, Jamaica seen by Captain Eldredge, who acquired its plans and had it copied. It has a low-pitch hip roof whose eave is decorated with paired brackets, the corners have paneled piasters, and a single-story porch extends across the front, supported by fluted columns mounted on paneled piers.[2]

Port Royal House
Location606 Main St.,
Chatham, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°40′56″N 69°57′36″W
Built1863
NRHP reference No.82004943[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1982

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1982.[1]

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