Wilson--Winslow House - Coventry RI - Pre-Victorian Historic Homes on Waymarking.com

The Wilson–Winslow House is an historic house at 2414 Harkney Hill Road in Coventry, Rhode Island. The main block of this 2-1/2 story wood frame house was built c. 1812, either by Joseph Wilson or his son Israel. The house is a high-quality example of vernacular rural Federal architecture, which was altered in the 1930s as a country retreat for the Winslows, a Providence family.

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Sited on approximately two acres of rural land at the north end of Quidnick Reservoir, the Wilson-Winslow House/"Windy Parks Farm" is a well preserved early nineteenth-century farm house with remarkably elegant detail and significant later additions.

Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1812 Additional Dates of Construction: service wing to the east ca. 1935 addition of a one story section on the west end of the main block in the 1950s restoration work in 1988. Architectural Period/Style: Federal Type of Building e.g. Country House, Stately Home, Manor: Country House Interesting Historical Facts or Connections: Listed on the US National Register of Historic Places Main Material of Construction: Wood Private/Public Access: Private Related Website: [Web Link] Rating: Architect (if known): Not listed Landscape Designer (if known): Not listed Listed Building Status (if applicable): Not listed Admission Fee (if applicable): Not Listed Opening Hours (if applicable): Not listed

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