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Our Barnstable MA real estate website provides a wealth of information for home buyers and home sellers. Below, you will find information on the history and culture of the community as well as links to more detailed information such as demographics and schools. You may view a virtual tour, search homes for sale, access information on different types of properties such as condos, farms, foreclosures, and vacation homes. We also offer valuable reference materials for home buyers and home sellers. This website will give you everything you need to buy or sell a home in Barnstable, MA.

Barnstable MA Community Profile & History

Barnstable, Massachusetts is a quaint, quiet village off Old King's Highway (Route 6A) that houses the County Complex and has a working harbor and several small beaches. It offers cranberry bogs, salt marshes, and breathtaking views of Cape Cod Bay, Sandy Neck Beach and Barnstable Harbor. Many little lanes lead to the bay with wonderful areas for clam harvesting, fishing and walking the beach. It is close to all of the Hyannis attractions. Residents enjoy an intimate village setting with brick walks, small restaurants and wonderful gift and antique shops.

The larger town of Barnstable, which includes the namesake village, is one of Cape Cod's oldest and most storied communities. Named an All-America City in 2007, the community is a major hub for commerce, trade, and transportation in the Cape Cod region. In the summer months, thousands of tourists flock to the many shops of downtown Hyannis along with the beaches, botanical gardens, museums and historical sites scattered throughout the town's seven villages.

First explored by Bartholemew Gosnold as early as 1602, the town was settled by the Pilgrims in 1636 and incorporated in 1639. Named for Barnstaple, England, the community was an important center for fishing and maritime trade in its early years. By the late 19th century, the town had already emerged as a popular tourist destination and resort for wealthy families from Boston and New York. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Grover Cleveland both maintained summer homes here, though the most famous family to summer in the community remains the Kennedy family, which still maintains a compound in Hyannis Port. A testament to the American political dynasty's lasting influence, the JFK Hyannis Museum is one of the community's most popular tourist attractions.

Historic Main Street and Route 132 are home to large retail districts, with popular sites including the Cape Cod Mall and the Cape Cod Potato Chips factory. Just south of downtown Hyannis is the village of Hyannis Port, home to a large marina, an exclusive yacht club, and the Hyannisport Club, one of the premier golf courses on Cape Cod. The rural village of Cotuit features a number of antique homes, including the extravagant Josiah Sampson House, built in 1793 and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Marstons Mills features an 18-hole disc golf course, a scenic bicycle path, and a gorgeous natural landscape dotted by several lakes and ponds.

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