Henry Darling House

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Henry Darling House
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Location Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates 42°0′50″N71°31′40″W / 42.01389°N 71.52778°W / 42.01389; -71.52778 Coordinates: 42°0′50″N71°31′40″W / 42.01389°N 71.52778°W / 42.01389; -71.52778
Built 1865
MPS Woonsocket MRA
NRHP reference # 82000136 [1]
Added to NRHP November 26, 1982

The Henry Darling House is an historic house located at 786 Harris Avenue in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The two-story wood frame house was constructed in 1865 by Henry Darling, a farmer, and was at that time on the rural outskirts of Woonsocket. [2]

Woonsocket, Rhode Island City in Rhode Island, United States

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The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 1982. [1]

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