Dr. Reuben Mason House - Glocester RI
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N 41° 54.455 W 071° 39.836
19T E 279051 N 4642947
Dr. Reuben Mason House was built before 1776.
Waymark Code: WM12KD2
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2020
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Dr. Reuben Mason House (before 1776): C, 2½ story, gable roof, wood clapboard. Dr. Mason served as a surgeon in General William West’s brigade during the American Revolution.
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It is impossible to know the exact age of the Dr. Reuben Mason House, at the foot of Acotes Hill in Chepachet. We do know the homestead was sold in 1756 by Joseph Pettingell to his son, John, and sold again in 1765 to Richard Bartlett, who lived in the house until 1774.
The building is a two-story gable end house typical of the colonial style of the mid-18th century. The structure is two rooms deep by three rooms in length and contains a central chimney. A one and one-half story ell addition is attached to the east end of the building. The building construction consists of a heavy timber frame (post and beam) structure founded on a stone masonry foundation with a full basement. The frame is comprised of hand-hewn timbers providing the support for the walls, floors and roof as well as forming the building shape.
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