George Douglas House

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George Douglas House
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Location North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°31′18″N71°27′46″W / 41.52167°N 71.46278°W / 41.52167; -71.46278 Coordinates: 41°31′18″N71°27′46″W / 41.52167°N 71.46278°W / 41.52167; -71.46278
Built1738
NRHP reference # 75000006 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1975

The George Douglas House is an historic house at Tower Hill and Gilbert Stuart Roads in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Its oldest section dated to the 1730s, it is one of a small number of surviving colonial-era stone ender houses in the state. This original block is three bays wide and two stories high, with a massive fieldstone chimney at its north end. Its exterior ornamentation is minimal, limited to pilasters on either side of the main entrance, and a triangular pediment above. A small kitchen ell was added to the north side (next to the chimney, which remains exposed), probably early in the 19th century, and a bedroom further extended this ell in the 1940s. [2]

North Kingstown, Rhode Island Town in Rhode Island, United States

North Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, and is part of the Providence metropolitan area. According to the 2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the population in 2015 was 22,358. North Kingstown is home to the birthplace of the famous American portraitist Gilbert Stuart, who was born in the village of Saunderstown. Within the town is Quonset Point, location of the former Naval Air Station Quonset Point, known for the invention of the Quonset hut, as well as the neighborhood of Davisville, location of the former Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center.

Stone ender

The Stone-ender is a unique style of Rhode Island architecture that developed in the 17th century where one wall in a house is made up of a large stone chimney.

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The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [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 in preserving the property.

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

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. "NRHP nomination for George Douglas House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-09.