Joseph Briggs House–Coventry Town Farm - Pre-Victorian Historic Homes on Waymarking.com

The Joseph Briggs House, also known as the Coventry Town Farm, is an historic house at 195 Town Farm Road in Coventry, Rhode Island. The main block of the house, a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, was built c. 1790 by Joseph Briggs, and the property was purchased from his heirs in 1851 by the town for use as a poor farm. The town added a two-story ell to the rear of the house to provide additional housing space. The property is one of the few such poor farms to remain relatively intact. The farm was closed in the 1930s, after which the property fell into decline. It has since been rehabilitated as a two-family residence.

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Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1790 Additional Dates of Construction: 1831 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. Beginning in 1853 the Town Farm was used as an asylum to provide food and lodging for the poor and infirm, as well as the insane. Closed in the 1930's 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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