Capt. George Dorrance House

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Capt. George Dorrance House
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Location 2 Jencks Rd., Foster, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°44′22″N71°47′12″W / 41.73944°N 71.78667°W / 41.73944; -71.78667 Coordinates: 41°44′22″N71°47′12″W / 41.73944°N 71.78667°W / 41.73944; -71.78667
Built 1720
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Colonial
NRHP reference # 72000039 [1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1972

The Captain George Dorrance House is an historic house at 2 Jencks Road in Foster, Rhode Island. It is located on the west side of the road, a short way south of its junctions with Plain Woods Road, not far from the Connecticut border. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, five bays wide, with a gable roof and a large central chimney. The main block was built c. 1720, and a leanto was added c. 1750. It is one of the best-preserved early 18th-century houses in the state. [2]

Foster, Rhode Island Town in Rhode Island, United States

Foster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 4,606 at the 2010 census.

Connecticut state of the United States of America

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the United States. As of the 2010 Census, it has the highest per-capita income, Human Development Index (0.962), and median household income in the United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. It is part of New England, although portions of it are often grouped with New York and New Jersey as the Tri-state area. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of an Algonquian word for "long tidal river".

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972. [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.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island Wikimedia list article

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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 Captain George Dorrance House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-16.