Seven Gates House

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Built in the 1600’s by one of the earliest white settlers on the Island, this Cape was in disrepair but showed a remarkable patina of history worth preserving. The expansion of the home became a restoration project, in which the mission was to save and use as much as possible of the original paneling, wide floors, and unique hand-hewn roof timbers. Traditional materials were chosen to give the addition a hand-built look, including fieldstone from the property for the screened porch and reclaimed materials from an abandoned building for the kitchen counters. New oak flooring was intentionally weathered during construction to accelerate the aging process.