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Capt. John Mawdsley House
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Mawdsley House in 2008
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| Location: | Newport, Rhode Island |
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| Built: | 1680 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
83000180 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 2, 1983 |
The Captain John Mawdsley House is one of the oldest houses in Newport, Rhode Island.
The earliest rear part of the house was built on Spring Street before 1680, probably by Jireh Bull. Bull married Godsgift Arnold, daughter of Gov. Benedict Arnold. Captain John Mawdsley, a privateer, lived in the house in the eighteenth century and constructed the large front addition to the house. The Mawdsley House is located on 228 Spring Street and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The house was owned by Historic New England (SPNEA) until it was sold in the late twentieth century.[1]
Dating RI's Oldest Houses from Preservation RI
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