Built beginning in 1922 by mechanical engineer Elis F. Stenman, the Paper House is a historic cottage whose walls and much of its furniture were made from layered, rolled, and varnished newspapers.
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The Paper House
Rockport,
Massachusetts
A historic Rockport cottage constructed and furnished largely from rolled and varnished newspapers.
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52 Pigeon Hill Street
Rockport,
Massachusetts
01966
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✓ Name: The Paper House
✓ Address: 52 Pigeon Hill Street
✓ Website: https://www.paperhouserockport.com/
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