Cape Cod: Quason Lodge, AKA The Bovey House

June 2008

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We stayed at Quason Lodge in Chatham. This house was originally a small Cape style house, expanded by Willard Sears (who designed the Provincetown Monument, which I will talk about on the activities page). The Bovey family bought the house back a while ago (60s? We don't remember). (Update from the future: as of 2023, the house was removed in its entirety.) Here are some views of the house from all sides:

Rear view of a large shingled house with a central cupola, covered porch, lawn chairs, and water visible beyond the yard

Side view of a large gray-shingled house with porches, dormers, and a glimpse of the water beyond the lawn

Another side view of the gray-shingled house showing a deck, enclosed porch, and grassy yard

Wide rear view of the large house across a meadow of grasses and wildflowers

Tour of the 1st floor, starting at the 'north' end: a sun / play room area (blue walls).

Blue-walled sunroom or playroom with sofas, wicker chairs, a television, and a large red rug

Laundry / refrigerator room.

Laundry and refrigerator room with washer, dryer, blue refrigerator, and white paneled walls

Large kitchen with two sinks, and a section where you can sit and look outside.

Large kitchen with blue countertops, white cabinets, a central refrigerator, and windows looking outside

Dining room with a view towards the water.

Dining room with a long wooden table and windows overlooking the water

From there, going towards the front of the house is an entry parlor, with a bathroom and a small bedroom off of it.

Entry parlor with blue patterned wallpaper, a green chair, and windows opening to a covered porch

Small bedroom with two twin beds, a green desk, and pale peach walls

Next to that is a very small 'library' area (yellow walls), followed by the TV room (where Jeremy set up the Wii Fit!) (green walls, red rug).

Small library area with yellow walls, a bed, striped rug, and antique desk

Television room with a blue sofa, green chair, and a large red rug

On the back side of the house (towards the water), this length is covered by a long living room (pale blue walls).

Long pale-blue living room with multiple sofas, chairs, lamps, and dark wood floors

Off of this was 'the computer room', where various people set up their laptops. Paul and I were the low-tech people this week; we were the only family not to bring a computer with us!

Computer room with wicker chairs, a small table with laptops, and large windows facing the water

This picture (from Matt) is in the kitchen, while Paul & I were preparing supper.

Woman and man standing in the kitchen while preparing food, with cookware and ingredients spread across the counters

It is a large house with many beds, although most are twin size! I won't subject you to pictures off all the upstairs rooms, particularly since we didn't take the pictures until after suitcases were unpacked and the rooms were not as picturesque as when we arrived. Here is a picture of ours, standing by the windows & looking back into the house.

Upstairs bedroom with two beds, floral wallpaper, and luggage and clothes laid out around the room

And a picture of one of the upstairs bathrooms (there were 3). I liked how the chair was painted to match the table cover (and shower curtain).

Bathroom corner with a small blue painted chair and a sink skirt embroidered with frogs and dragonflies

There was also a cupola at the top of the house which afforded a nice 360' view. Check out the rope railing on the stairs!

Steep narrow staircase leading up to the cupola with a rope handrail

A favorite spot for breakfast and just sitting was the little porch in the back. It was under an overhang, so it was in the shade, while having a lovely view of the water.

Shaded back porch with white rocking chairs around a round table on a brick floor

View from the back porch across a grassy yard to calm water with several anchored boats

I made a composite picture of the view of the water from the Cupola. It isn't perfect but gets the idea across:

Panoramic composite view from the cupola looking out over the harbor, shoreline, rooftops, and boats

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