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 But it's one with history. Paul Revere cast the belfry bell in 1796 for the town's First Congregational Church. (The church was relocated on the village green later in1857.) Many historic homes surround the green including the 1810 house where Katharine Lee Bates, author of "America The Beautiful," was born in 1859. The poet's statue stands proudly beside the library. The Falmouth Historical Society owns her home and many others in the area including the elegant Federal built for local physician Francis Wicks in 1790. But to confirm this is a working village: the 1830 Hewins House now has a dentist's office in the rear and a Bed & Breakfast inn in the front. |
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You don't, of course, have to stay in a B & B though there are plenty of them in this lovely town. Indeed there are many choices for overnight stays in Falmouth. Families should check out the suites at the Inn on the Square, 40 North Main. The inn is within walking distance of the historic attractions and boutiques on Main Street, it has an indoor pool and a restaurant Tavern on the Square at the entrance. For dinner you may want to consider the traditional place to eat in Falmouth, the Flying Bridge on Scranton Street whose motto "the only thing we overlook is Falmouth Harbor" surely gives its location. Another great place to eat, especially with kids, is the Hearth 'n Kettle at 874 Main Street: one of seven restaurant run by the Catania family. They also own another wonderful attraction for families, the Cape Codder Resort at the corner of Route 132 and Bearse's Way in Hyannis in busy Hyannis. The resort is perfect for springtime: attractive packages, large rooms with in-house movies, a great restaurant, spa and fitness center, weekend dinner theater through April and a 8,200 square foot indoor wave pool complete with water slide. |
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The same family owns the more upscale Daniel Webster Inn on Main Street in Sandwich, an ideal romantic spot for any couple wanting an elegant escape. (Its rooms with antique canopy or four poster, hand carved cherry beds, over-sized whirlpool baths and gas-fireplaces are ideal for cool spring nights.) There are even five dining rooms. Round the corner on Jarves Street is another great place to stay: the Belfry Inn created from an 1882 Victorian home, the Drew House, and a1902 former church, the Abbey. When did you last sleep in a room with huge circular stained glass windows? |
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Stained glass is no stranger in a village that practically invented decorative glass. The Sandwich Glass Museum exhibits the valuable vintage glass made in the village between 1825 and 1888. And two miles away lies Heritage Plantation with the exciting Americana and automobile collection of the former Lilly pharmaceutical family, another gift from the world of wealth to the people of America. |
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