Oak Glen - Portsmouth RI
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nomadwillie
N 41° 33.547 W 071° 16.875
19T E 309767 N 4603340
Oak Glen, is also known as Julia Ward Howe house, dates back to 1850.
Waymark Code: WMWA85
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2017
Views: 3
Oak Glen, is also known as Julia Ward Howe house, dates back to 1850. This section became the rear ell of the home. The home was the summer residence of Dr Samuel Gridley Howe and Julia Ward. Additions were made to the original small house, creating a T shaped structure thru the 1870's.
Julia and Samuel both came from prominent families in New York and Boston. Samuel was educated at Brown University and Harvard, where he received his medical degree. Both Julia and Samuel were avid anti-slavery supporters. Samuel died in 1876 and Julia remained in the house until her death in 1910.
Street address:
745 Union St
Portsmouth , RI
County / Borough / Parish: Newport
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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