Old Toll Gate House - Smithfield RI
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nomadwillie
N 41° 53.080 W 071° 30.469
19T E 291927 N 4640011
Located on Farnum Pike at its intersection with Homestead Ave.
Waymark Code: WMRN46
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2016
Views: 4
The Old Toll Gate House, 10.4 m. (R), at the foot of a small decline, is a small one-story frame structure of five rooms, built in 1840 by Caleb Farnum, a descendant of the Farnums who built the pike still bearing their name.
p.387 Rhode Island, A Guide to the Smallest State, 1937
At the bottom of the hill the toll gate sits. Simple one story structure almost on the road is in very good condition. Large parking lot sits behind the house.
Book: Rhode Island
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 387
Year Originally Published: 1937
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