“Outermost Host” Artifacts to be on Display This Summer in Eastham

BallstonBeachEASTHAM – Henry Beston’s famous Outermost House in Eastham was washed away during the Blizzard of 1978, but a number of rare artifacts from the author’s iconic Cape Cod cottage will be on display this summer.

The “Outermost House at the Schoolhouse” exhibit, which is a joint effort between the Eastham Historical Society and the Henry Beston Society, will be showcased at the Historical Society’s 1869 Schoolhouse Museum.

Both non-profit organizations have built collections of artifacts from Beston’s seaside shanty, which was built in 1925.

Beston’s classic book “The Outermost House” chronicled his observations of the four seasons on Eastham’s outer beach and has been cited as a reason for the Cape’s outer beach to be preserved as a National Seashore.

Some of the artifacts that will be on display include Beston’s walking stick, kerosene lamp, ink well, kitchen utensils and multiple rare copies of “The Outermost House” along with many pieces of the home.

The artifacts will be on display at the Schoolhouse Museum on Schoolhouse Road in Eastham from the last week of June through early September.



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