Joseph Briggs House
Joseph Briggs House–Coventry Town Farm | |
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  Location within Rhode Island  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 195 Town Farm Road, Coventry, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′30″N 71°36′55″W / 41.70833°N 71.61528°W |
| Built | 1790 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000997 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1987 |
The Joseph Briggs House, also known as the Coventry Town Farm, is a historic house 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]
See also
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Joseph Briggs House–Coventry Town Farm" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
Categories:
- Houses completed in 1790
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Houses in Kent County, Rhode Island
- Buildings and structures in Coventry, Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Rhode Island
- 1790 establishments in Rhode Island
- Poor farms
- Poverty in the United States
- Kent County, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs