Joy Homestead
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| Location | Cranston, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°46′57″N 71°28′36″W / 41.78250°N 71.47667°WCoordinates: 41°46′57″N 71°28′36″W / 41.78250°N 71.47667°W |
| Built | 1764 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 71000035 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 1971 |
The Joy Homestead, also known as the Job Joy House, is an historic house at 156 Scituate avenue in Cranston, Rhode Island. This 2-1/2 story gambrel-roof wood-frame house was built sometime between 1764 and 1778. It was occupied by members of the Joy family until 1884, and was acquired by the Cranston Historical Society in 1959.[2] The house is believed to a stopping point on the first day's march in 1781 of the French Army troops en route from Providence to Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War.[3]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] The Historical Society offers tours.
See also
- Nathan Westcott House, another 18th-century house next door
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Joy Homestead". Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ↑ "Joy Homestead". Cranston Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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