Sheldon House

Historic house in Rhode Island, United States
United States historic place
Sheldon House
41°46′47″N 71°29′33″W / 41.77972°N 71.49250°W / 41.77972; -71.49250
Built1728
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.88001123[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 5, 1989

The Sheldon House is a historic house located in Cranston, Rhode Island. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 5, 1989.[1]

Description and history

The oldest portion of the 1+1⁄2-story, gambrel-roofed Cape-style house was originally built around 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Sheldon House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
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