The Edward Searle House is an historic stone ender in Cranston, Rhode Island in the village of Oaklawn. The house is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state.
The house was built in 1677 on the site of the original 1671 house which was burned by Native Americans during King Philip's War, and was remodeled around 1720.[1] The one-and-a-half story gable-roofed stone-ender remains a part of the newer house.[2] Edward Searle was a son-in-law of Thomas Ralph[2] who was one of the original purchasers of the land from the Indians. The owner of the house has placed a large chalkboard on the front porch often containing messages for passers-by.[3]