Capt. John Mawdsley House

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Capt. John Mawdsley House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mawdsley House in 2008
Location:	Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates:	41°29′3″N 71°18′44″W / 41.48417, -71.31222Coordinates: 41°29′3″N 71°18′44″W / 41.48417, -71.31222
Built/Founded:	1680
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Added to NRHP:	July 02, 1983
NRHP Reference#:	83000180 ^[1]
Governing body:	Private

The Captain John Mawdsley House is one of the oldest houses in Newport, Rhode Island.

The earliest part of the house was built around 1680 probably by Jireh Bull. Bull married Godsgift Arnold, daughter of Gov. Benedict Arnold. Captain John Mawdsley House lived in the house in the eighteenth century. The house is located on 228 Spring Street and was added to the National Historic Register in 1983.[1]

Capt. John Mawdsley House

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Dating RI's Oldest Houses from Preservation RI

^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).

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