Part of the South Cape community of New Seabury, this six-bedroom Cape Cod Colonial is near golf, tennis, dining, and a wildlife refuge. The updated 1992 home has an open-plan great room with high, coffered ceilings and a water-facing wall of glass; a chef's kitchen; a primary suite with a balcony; and a media room.
This four-bedroom home in Woods Hole overlooks the Vineyard Sound. Built in 2000, the house features a double shed roof, Japanese interior elements including shoji-screen sliders; stone floors and wood-clad ceilings; an upstairs library and primary suite with floor-to-ceiling windows framing ocean views; and a downstairs with gym, pool, and sliders to a beach path.
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The Wave House stands on the Outer Cape, five minutes' drive from the beach and eight minutes from dining, shopping, and galleries. Designed by David Savage in 1970, the three-bedroom home has an undulating roofline, floor-to-ceiling sliders, an open living-dining area with fireplace, and a downstairs living suite.
This two-bedroom contemporary home is tucked into a cul-de-sac just outside Provincetown's famed historic district. The 2005 V-shaped house features wood floors, gas fireplaces, modern stained-glass art, and a wooden helix staircase connecting the finished lower level, main floor open living area with chef's kitchen, and top-floor solarium and roof deck.
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Architect Ray Brock built this cedar shake–clad, midcentury-modern summer home overlooking Cape Cod Bay for his family in 1952. The rustic four-bedroom house has an angled roofline, split-level floor plan, clerestory windows, exposed beams, wood walls, suspended cement fireplace, and sweeping ocean views from nearly every window.
This two-bedroom ranch house in central Cape Cod is steps from the Rail Trail bike path and 10 minutes' drive from Nantucket Sound beaches. The 1963 home features an updated kitchen with stainless appliances and granite counters, skylit sunroom-dining room with slate floors and wood-paneled walls, separate living room, and basement.
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