Capt. George Dorrance House

Capt. George Dorrance House
Location Foster, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°44′22″N 71°47′12″W / 41.73944°N 71.78667°WCoordinates: 41°44′22″N 71°47′12″W / 41.73944°N 71.78667°W
Built 1720
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Colonial
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 72000039 [1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1972

The Captain George Dorrance House is an historic house on Jencks Road in Foster, Rhode Island. It is located on the west side of the road, a short way south of its junctions with Plain Woods Road, not far from the Connecticut border. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, five bays wide, with a gable roof and a large central chimney. The main block was built c. 1720, and a leanto was added c. 1750. It is one of the best-preserved early 18th-century houses in the state.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Captain George Dorrance House". Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-16.