Hearthside
Hearthside House | |
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  Location within Rhode Island  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Lincoln, Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°54′23″N 71°25′50″W / 41.90639°N 71.43056°W |
| Built | 1810 |
| Part of | Great Road Historic District (ID74000051) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000069[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
| Designated CP | July 22, 1974 |
Hearthside is a historic house in Lincoln, Rhode Island at 677 Great Road (Rt. 123), at the intersection of Breakneck Hill Road.
Stephen Hopkins Smith built this Federal style house in 1810 of fieldstone and it contains 10 fireplaces or hearths. Smith allegedly built the house with winnings from the Louisiana state lottery to unsuccessfully woo a woman from Providence.[2] Frederick C. Sayles bought the property in 1901. Hearthside served as a private residence until 1996 until the town of Lincoln purchased the property and the "Friends of Hearthside", a nonprofit organization, became overseers of the property.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
See also
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[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Hearthside" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
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Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Historic house museums in Rhode Island
- Houses completed in 1810
- Museums in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Houses in Lincoln, Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Historic district contributing properties in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Providence County, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs