The side-door Cape style is rampant in Eastport, but that doesn’t mean they all look the same.
Additions adapted them to growing family needs.And each family was (and is) different.The addition didn’t allows go on the back, either.
In addition, as a fishing village, few carriages houses were built behind the houses. That’s one big difference between places like Dover. Besides, who would care for the horses while you were out to sea?
Jnana's Red Barn 