Cape Cod

$7 million Chatham house has a private sandy beach: ‘Super desirable and rare’

For the last 50 years, the same family has owned the historic home.

150 Main Street in Chatham. Nauset Media

February 25, 2026

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If there were a checklist of things that make a Chatham property coveted, a private sandy beach and walkability to the center of town would take the cake. All you need is the $6.95 million asking price.

“Waterfront is highly desirable, and walkability to Chatham Center is highly desirable. To get those two together makes it super desirable and rare,” said Paul Grover of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Robert Paul Properties, who has the listing.

The property was originally known as the Collins Howes House. – Nauset Media

150 Main St. has a storied history. Built around 1840 as the Collins Howes House, the eight Collins children were born in the house’s “borning” room, according to historic documents. For the last 50 years, the same family has owned the home, treating it as their summer escape.

Set on 1.5 acres, the Cape-style home, which measures 2,552 square feet, boasts seven bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, creating much more space than its quaint appearance presents. Pull into the drive on the side of the gray shingled home, and walk around back to the rolling lawn and enjoy the views of North Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. Seventy five feet of sandy beach frontage is, by far, the most coveted feature of the property.

The home comes with 75 feet of sandy beach frontage. – Nauset Beach

Step onto the spacious 237-square-foot screened-in porch and move into the main living room. Off of that, you’ll find the large rustic kitchen with beamed ceilings overhead, originally part of a barn. There’s a spacious utility room off the kitchen, as well as a full bathroom.

In the front of the house, there’s a dining room with a fireplace that the owners used for family dinners and gathering in the evenings. Another room on the front of the house serves as a first-floor bedroom. A staircase with moldings leads upstairs where primary bedroom features windows on three sides, boasting a beautiful view of the water. Two additional bedrooms also look directly out at the ocean. Above the kitchen, there are two more bedrooms and a loft area.

“It’s surprising how many bedrooms there are, but that was the thing they always said — they had so many nieces and nephews and cousins and grandchildren that they could accommodate everybody here,” Grover continued.

Because the home is part of the Village Historic District, the buyer should have plans to restore it because knocking it down wouldn’t be permitted.