Cottage Colonies
Opening the Door to the Outer Cape
by Jane M. Weissman
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About the Book
From Eastham through Wellfleet and Truro to Provincetown on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, clusters of cottage colonies line the landscape. Some are in symmetrical rows hugging the roadway. Others are arranged around open courtyards. And some are tucked away off dirt roads among pitch pines and scrub oaks.
These cottage colonies have stories to tell and histories to share. Starting in the late 1800s, they opened the door for entrepreneurs and tourists and transformed the Outer Cape from a predominately marine and farming economy to a bustling hospitality trade. Today, they offer cherished waterfront or near-waterfront time for the weekly vacationer or a small piece of Cape Cod’s square footage for the property owner, now primarily offered as condominiums.
Cottage Colonies continue to be a cherished destination for families and friends. Renewed by the quiet of early mornings, the lull of lapping waves, the vastness of spectacular sunset and moonrise skies, and the comradeship of like-minded soul searchers, people come year after year, generation after generation.
But will these Cottage Colonies survive the threat of erosion, storm, and the bulldozer?
Cottage Colonies – Opening the Door to the Outer Cape goes on a journey following these colonies from the early years through the boom period to the transition from family ownership to condo conversions. The book visits with owners, vacationers, artists, architects, archivists, realtors, and municipal officials revealing trends, connections, and, in some cases, conflicts.
These cottage colonies have stories to tell and histories to share. Starting in the late 1800s, they opened the door for entrepreneurs and tourists and transformed the Outer Cape from a predominately marine and farming economy to a bustling hospitality trade. Today, they offer cherished waterfront or near-waterfront time for the weekly vacationer or a small piece of Cape Cod’s square footage for the property owner, now primarily offered as condominiums.
Cottage Colonies continue to be a cherished destination for families and friends. Renewed by the quiet of early mornings, the lull of lapping waves, the vastness of spectacular sunset and moonrise skies, and the comradeship of like-minded soul searchers, people come year after year, generation after generation.
But will these Cottage Colonies survive the threat of erosion, storm, and the bulldozer?
Cottage Colonies – Opening the Door to the Outer Cape goes on a journey following these colonies from the early years through the boom period to the transition from family ownership to condo conversions. The book visits with owners, vacationers, artists, architects, archivists, realtors, and municipal officials revealing trends, connections, and, in some cases, conflicts.
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Jane Weissman
Massachusetts
Jane Weissman is the author of The Provincetown Railroad – The Tracks of Change, Food, Females and Rails – Hidden Stories of the Women Who Shaped Train Travel, Cottage Colonies - Opening the Door to the Outer Cape, and The Mekong – A River of Contrast and Change. Jane spent 35 years in the clean energy sector moving technologies like solar photovoltaics into mainstream use. For over two decades she was President and CEO of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, a national policy organization. Jane splits her time between Boston and Provincetown and is an avid Red Sox fan.