CCF’s headquarters at 540 Main Street in Chatham are in the historic Mayo House, built in 1820 and restored by CCF through the help of a grant from the Town of Chatham. We offer tours through selected rooms not used as CCF office space on Fridays and Saturdays, 10am – 3pm, through December. Meet our docent Carol Anne Peers, who welcomes visitors to Mayo House:
Why should people come visit Mayo House?
It is the original house on this parcel of land and by far the oldest house on Main Street. I am delighted that CCF was committed to restoring this special building and making some of the rooms and historic artifacts available to the public!
Please describe your role at Mayo House.
I serve as an interpretive guide, introducing visitors to Mayo House and the man who built it, Josiah Mayo. I get great pleasure out of describing how Josiah Mayo did everything himself.
What is your background?
I like to say I have had “9 lives!” I have a background in art history and worked for the Met Museum of Art in New York for 16 years. Later, in Boston I wrote the content for historic tours. I then moved to Cape, where I was an interpretative guide for 19 years.
What is your favorite part about the job?
I like describing the property and placing it in the context of the history of Cape Cod. I am always learning new things about the history of this area!