A two-story house with cream-colored siding, a blue front door, and black gym lanterns. The house has multiple windows with white trim and a small front porch. There are flowering bushes and trees around the house.

About the Sea Meadow Inn

The inn was created as a place to slow down. Rooted in the history of Cape Cod and updated for maximum comfort, the inn offers a calm, welcoming environment where guests can rest, explore, and feel at ease — whether staying for a short visit or an extended getaway.

Clark Family History

Brewster, Massachusetts is known as a Sea Captains’ town, because so many ships’ masters built beautiful homes along what is now Route 6A. Merchant Sea Captain Isaiah Clark, who built the original house, was descended from Thomas Clark, one of the earliest settlers of the area. Thomas arrived in the new world in 1623 on board the Anne. He acquired large tracts of land in what is now Brewster and passed it on to his son, Andrew, and grandson, Thomas. Most of the earliest houses in this area had Clark families living in them.

A Home That’s Been Around Almost as Long as the United States

Built in the 1780s (just a few years after the U.S. independence!), the Sea Meadow Inn is one of the oldest Sea Captain’s Homes currently operating as a Bed and Breakfast in Cape Cod. The house is an original three-quarter Cape style, built mostly of cedar, with still-visible post and beam construction. The 1783 construction date comes from an inspection of the doors, hardware, method of framing and the cut of the rafters.

An extension was added ca. 1850-1870, which we know from both its studded construction and an 1842 penny that was later found under the kitchen. A penny was often placed under a threshold to indicate the date of construction or alteration. There are five original fireplaces, one of which has a beehive (baking) oven.

The sense of history is readily apparent throughout the Inn. From the wide plank pumpkin pine floors, exposed beams and fireplaces to the square-headed nails in the floorboards, visitors are surrounded by remnants of its 200+ year history. One of the favorite features is where Captain Clark’s son, Jeremiah, scrawled his name on the original attic door; it is still visible today in the guest room named after him.

The available atlases show the house remaining in the Clark family at least until the early 1900’s. In the 1980’s the house was converted into the Inn - originally named the Isaiah Clark house - that has been enjoyed by guests from around the world ever since.

A cozy bedroom features two twin beds with white quilted bedding and green pillows, a wooden desk with a chair, two white lamps with brass fixtures, a digital alarm clock displaying 9:51, a potted plant, an alarm clock, a white speaker, and a small bowl, with a window showing greenery outside.

A brick fireplace with a black metal door, topped by a green mantel. On the mantel, there are two silver candlesticks with white candles, a potted plant, and a stack of three books. Above the mantel, there is a large framed map or print of Cape Cod next to a white wall.

A bedroom with two windows, white curtains, a bed with a beige quilt and navy blanket, a wooden side table with tissue box and tissues, a white fireplace with a flat-screen TV mounted above, and a potted plant with decorative branches on the mantel.

A garden with peach-colored roses in the foreground and an old weathered barn with a small window and a boarded-up door in the background, surrounded by green trees and plants.

View through a doorway into a cozy room illuminated by a small table lamp, with a dark armchair, a side table with books, and a wall shelf with a vase of flowers.