This article attempts to list the oldest buildings in the state of
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...
in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Rhode Island and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based on architectural studies and historical records, other dates are based on dendrochronology All entries should include citation with reference to: architectural features; a report by an architectural historian; or dendrochronology
Very few Rhode Island buildings have been tested yet using
dendrochronology
Dendrochronology (or tree-ring dating) is the scientific method of dating tree rings (also called growth rings) to the exact year they were formed. As well as dating them, this can give data for dendroclimatology, the study of climate and atmos ...
(less than a dozen houses as of 2019), and most buildings outside of
Aquidneck Island
Aquidneck Island, also known as Rhode Island, is an island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island. The total land area is , which makes it the largest island in the bay. The 2020 United States Census reported its population as 60,109. T ...
were burned in King Philip's War in the 1670s. The oldest building in Rhode Island tested using dendrochronology was the
Clemence-Irons House (1691) in Johnston, although the
Lucas–Johnston House in Newport holds some timbers which were felled prior to 1650, but likely reused from an earlier building.
List
Destroyed early Rhode Island buildings
See also
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Henry Bull House
Governor Henry Bull House, in Newport, Rhode Island was purported to be the oldest house in Rhode Island, with parts of the house dating to 1639. It was destroyed by fire in December 1912.
The Henry Bull house was located on the eastern side of S ...
, c. 1639 possibly oldest house in RI until demolished in 1912)
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Oldest buildings in America
Old or OLD may refer to:
Places
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*Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD)
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Roger Mowry Tavern
The Roger Mowry Tavern, also known variously as the Roger Mowry House, Olney House and Abbott House, was a historic stone ender house, built around 1653, in Providence, Rhode Island. Roger Mowry was a constable and operated the only tavern in ...
, c. 1653 possibly oldest house in RI until demolished in 1900)
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Stone-ender
The stone-ender is a unique style of Rhode Island architecture that developed in the 17th century where one wall in a house is made up of a large stone chimney.
History
Rhode Island was first settled in 1636 by Roger Williams and other colonis ...
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Timeline of architectural styles
This timeline shows the periods of various architectural styles in a graphical fashion.
6000 BC–present
*8000 years – the last 1000 years (fine grid) is expanded in the timeline below
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Notes
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External links
Clement Weaver House - Oldest House in Rhode Island, (1679) (accessed on June 21, 2008)Norman A. Isham & Alber Frederic Brown, ''Early Rhode Island Houses:'', (Preston & Rounds, 1895) (accessed June 21, 2008 on Google Book Search)Oldest Houses in South County, (1934) (accessed on June 21, 2008)Michael Mello, ''Providence Journal,'' "Dating R.I's oldest houses is part science, part art" August 21, 2005
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...
Oldest buildings