Cranberry Cottage
Cranberry Cottage started its life in 1790 as a Half Cape Cod Cottage (entry door to one side, two windows adjacent on the other). The original front faced what is now the backyard, once the approach from town. Over time, it grew to a Full Cape with added wings and an ell. When the current owners approached PSD, the antique spaces retained their charm, but the later additions were tired. They aimed to honor the home’s layered history while creating new ones uniquely their own, inviting PSD to help realize that vision.
| Project Category | Historic Renovation/Addition |
|---|---|
| Scope of Work | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Construction |
| Living Space | 2,937 |
| Photography | Brian Vanden Brink |
PSD restored the antique portion, lifted it to install a new hand-made brick clad foundation with finished basement, and added compatible but not replicative additions.
The additions create a new covered porch for shaded outdoor living amongst the property's giant antique trees; a new street-facing entry highlighted by a bracketed hood roof and a cupola above; a new mudroom with a stair leading down to a new basement playroom; and a new primary bathroom and closet off the existing bedroom.
The charming assemblage of old and new, as well as carefully integrated new systems, now functions well as a family home that is both full of character and memories yet ready to see its next 225 years of history.
