Joseph Briggs House–Coventry Town Farm

Joseph Briggs House–Coventry Town Farm
Location Coventry, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°42′30″N 71°36′55″W / 41.70833°N 71.61528°W / 41.70833; -71.61528Coordinates: 41°42′30″N 71°36′55″W / 41.70833°N 71.61528°W / 41.70833; -71.61528
Built 1790
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference # 87000997 [1]
Added to NRHP June 18, 1987

The Joseph Briggs House, also known as the Coventry Town Farm, is an historic house at 195 Town Farm Road in Coventry, Rhode Island. The main block of the house, a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, was built c. 1790 by Joseph Briggs, and the property was purchased from his heirs in 1851 by the town for use as a poor farm. The town added a two-story ell to the rear of the house to provide additional housing space. The property is one of the few such poor farms to remain relatively intact. The farm was closed in the 1930s, after which the property fell into decline. It has since been rehabilitated as a two-family residence.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Joseph Briggs House–Coventry Town Farm" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-29.


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