The John Hoxsie House, also known as the Old Kenyon Farm, is an historic farmstead in
Richmond, Rhode Island
Richmond is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island. The population was 8,020 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census. It contains the villages of Alton, Rhode Island, Alton, Arcadia, Rhode Island, Arcadia, Barberville, Rhode Island, Barbe ...
. The farm is a parcel of land accessed via a long private drive on the east side of Richmond Town House Road (
Rhode Island Route 112
Route 112 is a numbered state highway running in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It connects U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in the town center of Charlestown and Route 138 in the town of Richmond.
Route description
Route 112 begins as South Co ...
), just north of Pinecrest Road, and is a rare, virtually intact, example of a 19th-century farmstead. The main house, a -story Cape style structure, was built in 1784 by John Hoxsie.
The property 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 1978.
See also
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References
Richmond, Rhode Island
Houses in Washington County, Rhode Island
Houses completed in 1784
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island
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