Nathan Westcott House

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Nathan Westcott House
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Location150 Scituate Avenue,
Cranston, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°46′42″N71°28′46″W / 41.77833°N 71.47944°W / 41.77833; -71.47944 Coordinates: 41°46′42″N71°28′46″W / 41.77833°N 71.47944°W / 41.77833; -71.47944
Built1770
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No. 88001124 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 5, 1989

The Nathan Westcott House is a historic house in Cranston, Rhode Island. This 1+12-story gambrel-roofed wood-frame house was built c. 1770 as a "half house", and extended about 20 years later, based on architectural evidence. The house was probably built by Nathan Westcott, a member of the locally prominent Westcott family, whose progenitor was among the area's early settlers. The house was later owned by the Joy family, whose homestead stands next door. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Nathan Westcott House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-02.