163 Commercial Street

Central Wharf Company Ship Store. Most of the business of the Central Wharf took place out on the water, but Continue reading →

164 Commercial Street

Christian Union Church | Wesley Chapel. The U. U. Meeting House at 236 Commercial Street is beautiful, venerable, and — Continue reading →

164 Commercial Street

Prince Albert Guest House. This great Second Empire-style confection was once the residence of the mayor of Provincetown. You object: Continue reading →

165 Commercial Street

Herbolt’s blacksmith shop. Insurance maps of the late 1800s and very early 1900s show a substantial smithy on the site Continue reading →

165 Commercial Street

Herbolt’s merry-go-round. I count this among my happiest — and most surprising — research discoveries. While looking over a photocopy Continue reading →

165 Commercial Street

Sandpiper Condominium. Perhaps not until the days of Grace (Gouveia) Collinson was there ever a more popular teacher in Provincetown Continue reading →

166 Commercial Street

Queen Vic Guest House. Sharp-eyed guests of the Queen Vic may note that its nine rooms seem to be unconventionally Continue reading →

167 Commercial Street

Nickerson-Rogers house. “Honestly, dear, I don’t do anything special for my friends,” Joanna Filceanna “Annie” (Moore) Rogers (1887-1972) told the Continue reading →