In 1852, ship Captain John Sears proudly built his house in the fashionable Greek Revival style. Set behind mature maples, the Capt. Sears House had been lovingly maintained for decades but was due for upgrades both inside and out.
The challenge for Torrey Architecture was to add significant volume to the modestly-scaled original house while still retaining the prominence and grandeur of its original street-facing end-gabled entry elevation. This resolution of these conflicting goals was accomplished with a smaller-scaled T-shaped addition set back from the street and by creative interpretation and skillful replication of its historic character-defining details.
The owners’ program for their long-held second home was to create a first floor master bedroom suite with a generous family room and to add bedrooms upstairs for a three-generation Cape Cod retreat.
Today, we hope we’ve again made Captain Sears proud.