William Mowry House

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William Mowry House
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Location622 Greenville Road,
North Smithfield, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°56′52″N71°33′33″W / 41.94778°N 71.55917°W / 41.94778; -71.55917 Coordinates: 41°56′52″N71°33′33″W / 41.94778°N 71.55917°W / 41.94778; -71.55917
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1802
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 83000001 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1983

The William Mowry House is an historic farm house on Farnum Pike in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. It is a 2-1/2 story plank-framed house, five bays wide, with a gable roof and a large central chimney. The main entrance is centered on the main (south-facing) entry, and is enclosed within a single-story hip-roof vestibule of 20th-century construction. A small single-story ell extends to the west of the main block. The interior follows a typical center-chimney plan, with the kitchen and parlor in the front of the house, and the dining room flanked by a small pantry and bathroom in the rear. The house was built c. 1802-05 by William Mowry, whose family has owned land in the area since the 17th century. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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 William Mowry House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-13.