Sheldon House
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Location | Cranston, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°46′47″N 71°29′33″W / 41.77972°N 71.49250°WCoordinates: 41°46′47″N 71°29′33″W / 41.77972°N 71.49250°W |
Built | 1728 |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | Colonial |
Governing body | Private |
NRHP Reference # | 88001123[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 05, 1989 |
The Sheldon House is a historic house at 458 Scituate Road in Cranston, Rhode Island. The oldest portion of the 1-1/2 story gambrel-roofed Cape style house was built c. 1728. It was probably enlarged in 1764, when it was inherited by Nicholas Sheldon III; the northern half of the house exhibits more sophisticated Georgian detailing than the southern half. The Sheldons were major landowners in Cranston, and built a number of surviving 18th-century houses in the area; this one is the oldest of those.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Sheldon House". Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
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