The Captain Jonathan Parker House

 This historic sea captain’s home, circa 1824, contains eleven rooms of 18^th and 19^th century furniture, art, ceramics and glassware, including examples of locally made Sandwich and Pairpoint glass. Artwork includes paintings by Stubbs and Antoine Gibert along with several “married” portraits by an unknown American artist that are rich in intriguing details.

 The Osterville Room contains artifacts, photographs and documents detailing village history. Displayed is the hand carved ivory William Blount cane, given to the town in 1871 with instructions that it “be handed down to the oldest resident”  - and so it has been. The China Trade Room houses distinctive pieces carried across the seas by ship captains including pith paintings and fine examples of export china.

 Upstairs, the Children’s Room surprises with a unique collection of antique dolls, toys and two dollhouses dating from 1870.  The Ladies Bedroom highlights clothing, fans, hats, and embroidery.

 A Colonial Garden, maintained by the Osterville Garden Club, marks the entrance to the house and provides a traditional ornamental border to the building and its lovely grounds.

The Captain Jonathan Parker House about 1880.

Here the original half house can be seen - complete with barn, fence and horse hitching post.

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