This house was built by William Harlow in 1654 and later acquired by
Kendall Holmes. It is located on Winter Street, east of Sandwich Street.
The house stands as originally built except for the ell which was added
later. In both furnishings and construction it provides a fine example
of the houses of the early colonial period.
A short distance beyond is Jabez Corner. Here the roads diverge, the
road to the right leading to Chiltonville, once known as Eel River, an
attractive community village one and one-half miles distant.
Straight ahead Warren Avenue follows the shore. This is one of
Plymouth’s most picturesque and delightful residential sections with its
view of harbor and bay, and its expanse of unbroken terrain as it slopes
toward the water, all within easy access to the business center.
One mile to the south is the Plymouth Beach Club and a short distance
beyond at the point where Plymouth Beach extends along the inner harbor
and Eel River enters the harbor, are the splendid facilities for public
bathing provided by the Town of Plymouth. A half mile beyond, near Hotel
Pilgrim, is the 18-hole golf course of the Plymouth Country Club, one of
the finest in the country.
Here the roads diverge again. The road to the left follows the shore,
although at points high above the water, while the road to the right
runs directly over the Pine Hills.
These hills were included in the early division of land designated as
the “Great Lots” in 1711-12, and later transferred by deed at various
times and to various ownerships. At points they reach an altitude of 400
feet above sea level. The roads running nearly parallel, meet at the
point three miles south where the Manomet church stands at the southeast
corner of the intersection.
One-half mile to the east is White Horse Beach which, during the past
few years, has developed into a large summer colony. The beach between
White Horse and Manomet Point affords excellent bathing, and boats with
tackle for sea fishing are readily obtainable.
Nearby to the south is Hotel Mayflower, and at the “Point” below, the
Manomet Coast Guard Station. Manomet Village lies to the west, and on
the bluff overlooking the bay is Hotel Idlewild (formerly the Barstow
House).
Southward stretch wide acres of fields and meadows, hills and vales
dotted here and there by farms and gardens, a variation of landscape
that is typical of New England. Hundreds of acres devoted to cranberry
culture may be seen from the highway, an indication of the high state of
development this industry has reached.
From many points of vantage along the entire shore, coastwise traffic
via the Cape Cod Canal may be seen heading north and south.
The Town of Plymouth is fortunate in having this wide expanse of
adaptable terrain within its confines. The entire area with its scenic
beauty, its woods, its lakes, its bay, its beaches, its rocks, its
foliage and flowers, is a natural heritage, which, combined with man’s
handiwork, is becoming more and more inviting, not only as a haven of
rest and recreation, but as the ideal American homesite.