7 GOTT STREET, ROCKPORT, ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
The George Gott House at 7 Gott Street in Rockport, Massachusetts, built in 1805, stands as a refined example of early Federal-era domestic architecture adapted to the maritime context of Cape Ann. Its entrance is particularly notable with the front door framed by a carefully composed elevation in balanced proportions and classical moulding profiles that reflect the influence of pattern-book design in the early nineteenth century.
The measured drawings of the doorway and associated mouldings document the articulated joinery and layered trim that distinguish the house’s exterior, revealing an attention to detail that elevates its restrained facade. The symmetrical arrangement of sash windows and the disciplined organization of its elevations further underscore a formal clarity that aligns with the period’s architectural ideals. The house is situated on Rockport’s historic streetscape within the town’s broader coastal development and refined residential building.
