Capt. George Dorrance House

Capt. George Dorrance House
Location2 Jencks Rd.,
Foster, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°44′22″N 71°47′12″W / 41.73944°N 71.78667°W / 41.73944; -71.78667
Built1720
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.72000039 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972

The Captain George Dorrance House is an historic house in Foster, Rhode Island. It is located on the west side of the road, a short way south of its junctions with Plain Woods Road, not far from the Connecticut border. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a gable roof and a large central chimney. The main block was built c. 1720, and a leanto was added c. 1750. It is one of the best-preserved early 18th-century houses in the state.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Captain George Dorrance House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved September 16, 2014.