Patrick Ahearn Architect and Digs Design Company have renovated this clapboard-fronted Greek Revival home in Chatham, a seaside town at the southeastern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Originally constructed in 1870, this dwelling is called the Josiah Nickerson House. It was expanded with early-twentieth-century additions that compromised its character.

The goal was to restore its original charm while accommodating a contemporary program of four bedrooms, a carriage house, a pool, and a cabana on a confined corner property. Continue below to explore the interiors of this stunning home…

DESIGN DETAILS: ARCHITECT Patrick Ahearn Architect INTERIOR DESIGN Digs Design Company BUILDER Whitla Brothers Builders Inc.

To restore this home back to its former glory, the architects raised the house up to add a foundation and basement and moved the front door to its original location on the gabled facade.

A new addition to the front door’s right replaces an ell extension (a wing of a building perpendicular to the length of the main portion). Lower and stepped back from the 1870s structure, it lets the nineteenth-century gable remain dominant while preserving the look of the historic streetscape and screening from public view the outdoor-living areas in the back.

Another new addition, this one an extension at the rear that’s true to the 1870 aesthetic but built within a later addition’s footprint, provides a connection to the outdoors—something previously lacking.

The site’s steep grading, previously seen as a challenge, proved to be the solution to creating a rich and engaging campus-like configuration. Nestled at the lowest grade in the far corner of the property is an accessory building. A winding drive now leads to a new building with a carriage house on the first floor and a cabana on the second.

The site’s steep grading, previously seen as a challenge, proved to be the solution to creating a rich and engaging campus-like configuration. Nestled at the lowest grade in the far corner of the property is an accessory building. A winding drive now leads to a new building with a carriage house on the first floor and a cabana on the second.

What We Love: This Greek Revival home has undergone an extensive renovation to produce a fresh, timeless, elegant, and beautiful aesthetic. We are especially loving the stunning kitchen with its soothing color palette, pop of copper from the pendant lights, and large windows capturing views of the surrounding beauty of nature. Overall, the architects did a fantastic job of restoring this home to its original grandeur and bringing back its charm and character.

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Note: Be sure to take a look at a couple of other amazing home tours that we have featured here on One Kindesign in the state of Massachusetts: A midcentury deck house gets a remarkable makeover on Cape Cod and Cape Cod-style cottage radiates with pops of sunshine yellow.

Above: In this fabulous kitchen, the antique copper lanterns are by Newport Brass. The Island is painted in Approaching Storm C2 Barry Dixon Paint Color. The stools are Bucci from All Modern. Large windows flood this space with natural light while providing peaceful views of nature.

PHOTOGRAPHER Greg Premru Photography