Charles Tillinghast House
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Charles Tillinghast House | |
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| Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°29′19″N 71°18′54″W / 41.48861°N 71.31500°WCoordinates: 41°29′19″N 71°18′54″W / 41.48861°N 71.31500°W |
| Built | 1715 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| Part of | Newport Historic District (#68000001[1]) |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001576 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1972 |
| Designated NHLDCP | November 24, 1968 |
The Charles Tillinghast House is an historic house at 243-245 Thames Street in downtown Newport, Rhode Island. It is a 2 1⁄2-story timber-frame structure, with a side-gable roof. Built c. 1710–20, it is one of the oldest buildings in the city. It was probably built by Charles Tillinghast, whose family was among the founders of Rhode Island. The house has a distinctive cove-shaped plaster cornice, typically only found on houses of this period. It was one of the very first houses to be built on Thames Street.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] It currently serves as a store.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Charles Tillinghast House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
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