Sheldon House
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| Location | 458 Scituate Road, Cranston, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°46′47″N 71°29′33″W / 41.77972°N 71.49250°W |
| Built | 1728 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001123[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 5, 1989 |
The Sheldon House is a historic house located in Cranston, Rhode Island. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 5, 1989.[1]
Description and history
The oldest portion of the 1+1⁄2-story, gambrel-roofed Cape-style house was originally built around 1728. It was probably enlarged in 1764, when it was inherited by Nicholas Sheldon III; the northern half of the house exhibits more sophisticated Georgian detailing than the southern half. The Sheldons were major landowners in Cranston, and built a number of surviving 18th-century houses in the area; this one is the oldest of those.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Sheldon House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
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