Bourne Share this:. From The CapeCod. Return to top of page. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Thus in the newest town on Cape Cod came from the oldest town, Sandwich. Richard Bourne, the first preacher to the Indians. It is a fine example of American Colonial English Renaissance style featuring yellow tapestry brick and red slate roof construction along with large Palladian windows. The Bourne Archives houses town records, family collections, photographs, slides, books, maps, oral histories, and other documentary resources.
These are available to any visitors interested in researching the history of Bourne, its buildings, and its families. It also gives a tantalizing picture of life in the earlier days of Bourne for anyone who just wants to browse through the various collections. In addition, visitors are always welcome during the above hours, or by appointment, to come have a tour of this outstanding building. Preston and Katherine Blackwell, step-brother and step-sister of George, worked in the store until it was closed in John Manchester, a local plumber then bought the building as a plumbing shop.
It later sold to a realtor, but at present times it remains vacant. Later the property became the property of the Harbros, then the Heikles, and Annie Neal purchased it when they died.
Her heirs still own the property. It was built by Deacon Gershom Ellis, a noted builder who built many of the houses in this area. He built it for his daughter who married Captain Edwin Blackwell, later becoming owned by El. Alston Blackwell, the father of Pearl Rainey. It is now owned by her daughter, Dr. Frederica Cobey.
Sometime after , William Greenwood owner of 23 Keene Street had it made into a cottage. She and her son Ned lived there until their deaths at which time it became the property of Gladys Eldridge Burgess, and later sold to the present owner. His widow married James Greenwood and lived here until her death. The property went to her grandson, Morris who later sold it.
Jonathan Bourne Historical Building. Boulder — Between 30 and 38 Keene Street. In the early days of this settlement, the four sons of Ezra built a block house near the path that goes down to the canal from the east end of Keene Street , for their mutual defense.
The foundation was discovered when the first road leading to the first bridge was being built in When these early settlers would return from a trip, they would use this rock as a shelter, fire into the house so as to scare off any natives who might have been sleeping there during the day, If any had ever done this.
Halfway between this rock and the block house was a spring that provided water to the early Perry families and other settlers. After his death, his daughter Margaret became the Town Clerk and Treasurer, and his son Thorton became the Postmaster. Waterhouse was a well known contractor and builder who later in life went to law school and became a lawyer, a state representative and a large landowner.
It was later owned by their son Sterling, who had previously built a house at 92, a converted barn owned by Persia Harmon who owned all of the land that these two houses sat on as well as the next lot at The house was split in two sections for this move. Her son, Louis worked on the house, enclosing porches and added a small apartment on the north side for his mother.
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