Tootell House

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Tootell House
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Location South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°28′51″N71°31′2″W / 41.48083°N 71.51722°W / 41.48083; -71.51722 Coordinates: 41°28′51″N71°31′2″W / 41.48083°N 71.51722°W / 41.48083; -71.51722
Built1932-1933
ArchitectGunther, John J.G.; Gunther, Elizabeth Clark
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 00000552 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2000

The Tootell House (also called King's Row or Hedgerow) is a house at 1747 Mooresfield Road in Kingston, Rhode Island that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The two-story, wood-shingled Colonial Revival house on a 3-acre (12,000 m2) tract was designed by Gunther and Bemis Associates of Boston for Fred Tootell. It was built in 1932–1933, while Tootell was married to his first wife Anne Parsons. House design was by John J. G. Gunther. Elizabeth Clark Gunther was the landscape architect for the grounds. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Historic and Architectural Resources of South Kingstown, Rhode Island: A Preliminary Report, Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1984