Eleazer Arnold Tavern - Lincoln RI
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nomadwillie
N 41° 54.175 W 071° 25.186
19T E 299289 N 4641828
Great stone ender built in 1687.
Waymark Code: WMQXXM
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2016
Views: 3
At 1.8 m. is the Eleazer Arnold Tavern (L), or Old Stone Chimney House (open 9 to 5 weekdays, upon arrangement with Mr. A. J. Bucklin, Town Hall, Lonsdale, or with Mrs. P. F. Hodgkins who lives in the house to the rear). This house, the best preserved 17th-century structure in the State, was built in 1687 and recently restored by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. It was once a fine mansion where Arnold kept a tavern, with an old bed to accommodate Indians, and where he also held court. The most remarkable feature of the house is its enormous stone chimney. The doorway, with a simple cornice and architrave, is set off-center and there is no window above the door. This house, although greatly changed by the addition of various lean-tos and later by a full story on the right side, is the best preserved 17th-century structure in the State. In the attic can be seen the framing of a steep-front gable which was not replaced when the last restoration was made.
p.384 Rhode Island - A Guide to the Smallest State, 1937
Compared to the rest of the homes along Great Road, this is in a relatively busy section. Good place for a tavern, even back then.
Book: Rhode Island
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 384
Year Originally Published: 1937
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