Tiny house on the North Shore replaced a shack for lobstermen

The 496-square-foot house at 11 Atlantic Avenue in super-quaint Rockport was born in 1974, when a Yale-trained architect and three artisans transformed an old shack that lobstermen working the North Shore waters once used.

The result is itself a super-quaint abode full of wood and space, with walkout areas that overlook Rockport’s harbor.

The one-bedroom, one-bathroom house has been in the same family for 39 years, and is now on sale through the Petrowsky Jones Group of Compass for $688,000.

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