Seth Allen Tavern - North Smithfield RI
Posted by: 
nomadwillie
N 41° 59.459 W 071° 32.150
19T E 289951 N 4651885
Built in 1804, it is very well preserved with only surface modifications.
Waymark Code: WMQXD7
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2016
Views: 4
On the corner of Pound Hill Rd. and State 146 is the Seth Allen Tavern (not open) (1804), now remodeled for dwelling-house purposes. This tall two-story frame structure is rectangular in plan, with a one-story addition on the rear. Two end chimneys rise from the peak of its gable roof. The house stands on a high basement story, and a terrace enclosed by a white rail extends across the front. The main central doorway is protected by a square portico topped with a simple balustrade. The portico and terrace are obviously later additions. The severity of the facade is relieved by the intimate scale of the many-paned sash windows. Fronting both on Pound Hill Rd. and State 146, it gives the effect of two houses at right angles.
p.378 Rhode Island - A Guide to the Smallest State, 1937
I can't imagine this has changed all that much since 1937, other than the color of paint used on the exterior. All of the details described above are intact.
Book: Rhode Island
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 378
Year Originally Published: 1937
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