Israel Arnold House

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Israel Arnold House
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Location Lincoln, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°54′17″N71°25′35″W / 41.90472°N 71.42639°W / 41.90472; -71.42639 Coordinates: 41°54′17″N71°25′35″W / 41.90472°N 71.42639°W / 41.90472; -71.42639
Built 1720
Part of Great Road Historic District (#74000051)
NRHP reference # 70000017 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 18, 1970
Designated CP July 22, 1974

The Israel Arnold House is an historic house on Great Road in Lincoln, Rhode Island. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, set on a hillside lot on the south side of Great Road. The main block is five bays wide, with a central chimney rising through the gable roof. A 1-1/2 story gambrel-roofed ell extends to one side. The ell is the oldest portion of the house, built c. 1720 by someone named Olney. The main block was built c. 1760. The house was owned into the 20th century by four generations of individuals named Israel Arnold. [2]

Great Road Historic District

The Great Road Historic District is a historic district in Lincoln, Rhode Island, commemorating a portion of Rhode Island's oldest highway, dating back to 1683. Great Road served as the main connection between Providence, Hartford and Worcester during colonial times. The district includes a 0.6-mile (0.97 km) section of the road, which winds along the Moshassuck River between a junction with Breakneck Hill Road and another with Front Street. Notable historic properties along this stretch of road include the National Historic Landmark Eleazer Arnold House, a stone-ender built in 1687, which is now a museum operated by Historic New England, the 1812 Moffett Mill, the Israel Arnold House, and Hearthside, the 1810 home of Stephen Smith, who established the adjacent Butteryfly Mill in 1811.

Lincoln, Rhode Island Town in Rhode Island, United States

Lincoln is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 21,105 at the 2010 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence. Lincoln is part of the Providence metropolitan statistical area and the Greater Boston combined statistical area.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1970. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

See also

Eleazer Arnold House

The Eleazer Arnold House is a historic house built for Eleazer Arnold in about 1693, and located at 487 Great Road, Lincoln, Rhode Island in the Great Road Historic District. It is now a National Historic Landmark owned by Historic New England, and open to the public on weekends.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Israel Arnold House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-16.