Ebenezer Metcalf, Sr House - Cumberland RI
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 41° 58.670 W 071° 24.048
19T E 301096 N 4650103
Ebenezer Metcalf, Sr., house - Known as The Elms was built in the last quarter of the eighteenth century.
Waymark Code: WM12HZ2
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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Ebenezer Metcalf, Sr., house - Known as The Elms - This two-story, flank gable, four-bay, center-chimney house was built in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. It possesses a handsome Georgian front entryway consisting of fluted Tuscan pilasters upholding a flat topped entablature with a heavy cornice highlighted by modillions. A large back wing is finished in a plain, mid-nineteenth century style. Ebenezer, Sr., the first Metcalf to settle in the Arnold Mills area, was the father of the Ebenezer Jr and Joseph who established the Metcalf mill.

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Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1780

Architectural Period/Style: Federal

Type of Building e.g. Country House, Stately Home, Manor:
Country Home


Interesting Historical Facts or Connections:
Listed on National Register of Historic Places


Main Material of Construction: Wood

Private/Public Access: Private

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Additional Dates of Construction: Not listed

Architect (if known): Not listed

Landscape Designer (if known): Not listed

Listed Building Status (if applicable): Not listed

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