12/29/2023 0 Comments National seashore beaches wellfleet![]() ![]() Home Details: -Sleeps 9 Main structure, 2 Livable Floors w/living area on Second Floor! -1st bedroom: 1st floor, King -2nd bedroom: 1st floor, Queen -3rd bedroom: 2nd floor, twin and trundle Second structure, one floor -4th bedroom: Queen bed & daybed in large studio style cottage -A/C split system in main house - floor unit in detached cottage -TV smart TV -WIFI - not extremely fast (but sufficient) due to National Seashore location. Chermayeff, father of aquarium architect Peter Chermayeff, was also a modernist artist, and created the shingle mixed media piece at the top of the stairs. The architect was Yale School of Architecture Dean Serge Chermayeff, a contemporary and friend of Eero Saarinen and Marcel Breuer, who all had houses nearby for decades. Today, the high dunes and the long stretch of sand known as 'Marconi Beach' is. This includes Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Light Beach in Eastham, Marconi Beach in Wellfleet and Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro and Race Point and Herring. ![]() History was made here on the Atlantic Ocean shoreline in 1903, when Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi completed the first trans-Atlantic wireless transmission between the United States and England. About the Architect and National Seashore Architect History: The house and studio at 190 Thoreau Way were originally built in the mid 1950s by Edwin O’Connor, the author of “The Last Hurrah,” the best-selling novel and 1958 motion picture directed by John Ford and starring Spencer Tracey, John Carradine and Basil Rathbone. There are two types of beaches in Wellfleet: public beaches managed by the town, and those managed by the Cape Cod National Seashore. Cape Cod National Seashore Beaches in Wellfleet MA Marconi Beach. ![]() There are some potholes, but very easy to drive around. All cars with normal suspensions can make it on both the road and driveway (no lower suspensions). Safe and fun for all in your family to enjoy! Please Note: home is ¼ mile down packed dirt road from main road VERY Steep Paved driveway to top of hill. Wellfleet Cape Cod National Seashore Cape Cod National Seashore 0 Reviews Beach Rule: On Leash Restroom: Yes Swim Rule: Dog Friendly Shower Station: Yes Fee: 3.00 Description The Cape Cod National Seashore is 40, 000 acres of dune-filled beaches, salt marshes, and hiking paths located on the 'forearm' of Cape Cod. Did I mention that a number of ponds and the ocean beach are just 5-10 minute walk? Gull Pond and Higgins Pond are right down the hill, and Newcomb Hollow beach is a 10+ minute stroll through the woods. A truly rustic "cabin in the woods" this bonus cottage, while not fancy, is great for groups who need a little more space. It is a minimal studio cottage w/Queen bed, reading and living area, ½ bath inside and only an outdoor shower (w/hot water) outside. The second structure is about 200 yards away and very private (for those in your extended family who need their space). ![]() The second floor has the main living area w/smart TV, kitchen, dining, and a 4-season sun porch that has been converted into a bedroom with a twin & twin trundle. The main structure has 3 decks for sunning, a screened elevated second floor porch, 2 main bedrooms both w/ King and Queen beds respectively on the first floor and 2 bathrooms on the first floor. When you drive up the hill to our home, the closest neighbor is over 500-yards away, completely out of sight and down the hill. No neighbors on our over 5-acre hilltop property. You’ll be away from everything and at peace living in the National Seashore for a peaceful escape. The Space: Ironically, you can come and detach from modernity in our modern architectural home. I haven't been there in ten years, I miss it.Summary: 13318 - Architect’s Escape: Hilltop peace and seclusion amid National Seashore and historic modern architecture. The memories of the surf, sand, tides, water, and friends live on in my mind, where they will always be. The stairs were placed on the flat land beside the house in the winter. My friends stairs had a history of washing away, until after a few seasons of rebuilding them, they bought aluminun light weight steps that lasted for years. Indian Neck Beach, the part I was from didn't have those high cliff dunes, it had relatively smaller dunes, mostly fitted with stairs to climb up from the beach. I remember being in all the cottages along the beach, the summer "complaints" were the greatest people, so open and fun loving, they made a child feel like the world was a haven for laughter and feeling good. In the early mornings I would burst out of the cottage, run to the farest out sandbar, turn and admire the cottages that dotted the beach here and there. Indian Neck was a summer home for over 21 years, adulthood, making a living, robbed me of a longer stay. ![]()
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