The Babcock House is a historic house also known as Whistling Chimneys, located on Main Street in the
Quonochontaug
Quonochontaug is a village in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is composed of three small beach communities, and is part of Charlestown.
Geography
Quonochontaug is located between the Ninigret Pond and Quonochontaug Pond and t ...
section of
Charlestown, Rhode Island
Charlestown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 7,997 at the 2020 census.
History
Charlestown is named after King Charles II, and was incorporated in 1738. The area was formerly part of the town ...
.
History
The oldest portion of this -story wood-frame house is estimated to have been built sometime in the first two decades of the 18th century. It is similar to the
Sheffield House
The Sheffield House is an historic house on Beach Road in the Quonochontaug section of Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island. It is a -story, wood-shingled, gambrel-roofed residence, with a large, stone chimney; a simple entry at the l ...
, whose construction dates to 1685–1713. This house is believed to have been built by a member of the Stanton family, who also built the Sheffield House, possibly as a trading post. The house has an asymmetrical facade, the result of numerous alterations, but the original main block of the house has a massive central chimney, with two rooms on the right and one large chamber on the left. Additions in the 20th century have added rooms to the rear of the house, retaining the fabric of the main portion, and raising the roof to a full two stories.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1976.
See also
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Buildings and structures in Charlestown, Rhode Island
Houses in Washington County, Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island
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