Ira B. Sweet House

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Ira B. Sweet House
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Location38 Esmond St., Smithfield, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°52′31″N71°30′13″W / 41.87528°N 71.50361°W / 41.87528; -71.50361
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1884
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No. 08000715 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 2010

The Ira B. Sweet House is a historic house at 38 Esmond Street in Smithfield, Rhode Island. It is a 1+12-story wood-frame structure, with a mansard roof. It was built c. 1884–95, and is an unusually late example of Second Empire styling. Ira Sweet was a local shop owner and the village postmaster until his death c. 1900. The house is three bays wide and two deep, with a center entry flanked by projecting bay sections topped by bracketed eaves. A two-story enclosed porch constructed in 1919 is attached to the right side, and a small addition built in 2006 extend the house further to the rear. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Ira B. Sweet House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-01.