Hearthside

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Hearthside
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Lincoln, Rhode Island
Coordinates:	41°54′23″N 71°25′50″W / 41.90639, -71.43056Coordinates: 41°54′23″N 71°25′50″W / 41.90639, -71.43056
Built/Founded:	1810
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Added to NRHP:	April 24, 1973
NRHP Reference#:	73000069 [1]
Governing body:	Private

Hearthside is a historic house in Lincoln, Rhode Island at 677 Great Road (Rt. 123), at the intersection of Breakneck Hill Road.

Stephen Hopkins Smith built this federal-style house in 1810 of fieldstone and it contains 10 fireplaces or hearths. Smith allegely built the house with winnings from the Louisiana state lottery to unsuccessfully woo a woman from Providence. Hearthside served as a private residence until 1996 until the town of Lincoln purchased the property and the "Friends of Hearthside", a nonprofit organization, became overseers of the property. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

[edit] References and external links

• Hearthside Website
• Woonsocket site info]
• Stephen Smith info

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