In Sept., the property will also be open Sundays from 2-4pm. The Josiah Dennis Manse Museum is located on Nobscusett Road in Dennis Village. It was built in 1736 in honor of the man for whom the town was named. It serves as an excellent example of the workmanship of the early Cape Builders. The Museum Displays artifacts of early Dennis life, along with a children s room, spinning and weaving exhibit, Nobscuesett Indian exhibit and the Dennis Maritime Wing.
Admission is free.
The tower is the third to stand atop this hill. The first was built of wood in 1874 and was intended to attract visitors, who paid 5 cents for the privilege of climbing it and enjoying the view. The present tower was built in 1901 and was owned by the Tobey family, proprietors of the Nobscussett House-a famous summer hotel near Cape Cod Bay. After the hotel ceased to exist in 1929, members of the Tobey family deeded the hilltop and tower to the town. From the tower, all of the north shore of Cape Cod can be seen.