Drafty. Decaying. Oh, I Loved It.

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Author(s): Colt, George Howe
Source:
New York Times. 8/29/2003, Vol. 152 Issue 52590, pD1-D2. 0p. 1 Color Photograph.
Subject Terms:
*VACATION homes; *SUMMER; *FAMILIES; *DWELLINGS; *CAPES (Coasts)

Additional Information
- Subject Terms:
  CAPE Cod (Mass.); MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED States
- Abstract:
  Presents the author's memories of his family's summer house on Cape Cod. Description of the house and its idiosyncrasies such as having mismatched table settings and linens and no indoor shower; Rusticity and summer houses; Post-Civil War economic boom that enabled wealthy families to build second summer homes; Changes to summer houses over the years.