▁and ▁cla p board ▁s iding , ▁and ▁rest s ▁on ▁a ▁gran ite ▁foundation . ▁ ▁Its ▁windows ▁are ▁set ▁close ▁the ▁e ave , ▁and ▁are , ▁like ▁the ▁entrance , ▁simply ▁fr amed . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁retain s ▁a ▁substantial ▁amount ▁of ▁original ▁detail , ▁including ▁pl aster ▁and ▁wood work , ▁and ▁an ▁original ▁be eh ive ▁o ven ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen ▁fire place . ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Ch ub bu ck ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁far mer ▁and ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁soldier ▁who ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Thomas ▁Ch ub bu ck ▁( d . ▁ 1 6 7 6 ), ▁one ▁of ▁H ingham ' s ▁first ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁H ingham ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁Ch ub bu ck ' s ▁descend ants , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁three - qu arter ▁Cap es ▁from ▁the ▁period ▁( out ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Cape ▁style ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁town ). ▁ ▁It ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Nancy ▁Whit on ▁Gard ner . ▁ ▁The ▁Gard ners , ▁also ▁desc ended ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁H ingham ▁family , ▁retained ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁P ly mouth