Painting a home in Orleans, MA
Hyannis Painting paints homes across Orleans, including Orleans village, East Orleans, South Orleans and Rock Harbor. Orleans is an Old King's Highway town: the district follows Route 6 on the bay side, where any color other than white needs the committee, and the Atlantic side is outside it. Free estimates: (508) 280-1573.
Sources: OKH Regional Historic District Commission Bulletin (2022-03-01): Act ch.470/1973, 972 CMR, Guidelines · Orleans, Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Committee
Which part of Orleans do you live in?
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Do you need approval to paint a house in Orleans?
Before you hire a painter in Orleans, check which side of town you are on: the Old King's Highway district follows Route 6 on the bay side, and the Atlantic side is outside it.
- Orleans is an Old King's Highway member town; the district line follows Route 6 and the Eastham and Orleans boundary. Source: OKH Regional Historic District Commission Bulletin (2022-03-01): Act ch.470/1973, 972 CMR, Guidelines, p. 5-6
- The Certificate of Appropriateness, the Certificate of Exemption, a checklist and the Bulletin are on the town site. Source: Orleans, Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Committee
- Any building may be painted white without committee approval. Source: OKH Regional Historic District Commission Bulletin (2022-03-01): Act ch.470/1973, 972 CMR, Guidelines, p. 24
- Part of Orleans is in the Cape Cod National Seashore; the federal rule has no color rule. Source: 36 CFR 27.3 Cape Cod National Seashore, Seashore District
- Orleans also has Village Center District and Architectural Review regulations. Source: Cape Cod Commission, Historic Preservation Tools
Read more: Old King's Highway guide · Lead paint rules for pre-1978 homes
What should Orleans homeowners know before painting?
Hyannis Painting also does interior painting in Orleans. Interior painting does not go through the Old King's Highway review: the Act tells the committee not to consider “interior arrangement, and other building features not subject to public view.” Source: OKH Regional Historic District Commission Bulletin (2022-03-01): Act ch.470/1973, 972 CMR, Guidelines, p. 12
- Orleans touches Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic. Source: OKH Regional Historic District Commission Bulletin (2022-03-01): Act ch.470/1973, 972 CMR, Guidelines
Hyannis PaintingHyannis Painting understands how the intense salt air, wind, and seasonal weather cycles affect paint adhesion and longevity on Outer Cape homes.
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Questions Orleans homeowners ask
My house is in East Orleans. Is it in the Old King's Highway district?
The district follows Route 6, so it depends on where your house sits. Ask the Orleans Old King's Highway committee to confirm your address before planning a color change.
Source: Orleans, Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Committee
Which Orleans form do I file to repaint in a new color?
Orleans posts the Certificate of Appropriateness, the Certificate of Exemption and a checklist on its Old King's Highway page. A new color other than white calls for a Certificate of Appropriateness, while painting white does not need approval.
Source: Orleans, Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Committee
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Neighboring towns: U.S. Census Bureau, county subdivisions, 2023.
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