Rathbun House

Coordinates: 41°34′20″N 71°30′20″W / 41.57222°N 71.50556°W / 41.57222; -71.50556
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Rathbun House
Rathbun House is located in Rhode Island
Rathbun House
Rathbun House is located in the United States
Rathbun House
LocationNorth Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°34′20″N 71°30′20″W / 41.57222°N 71.50556°W / 41.57222; -71.50556
Arealess than one acre
MPSNorth Kingstown MRA
NRHP reference No.85001651 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1985

The Rathbun House is a historic house at 343 Beacon Drive in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It is a 1+12-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney. Its exterior trim is simple and lacking in significant detailing. The interior plan is a typical five-room setup, with a narrow entry hall, two rooms on either side of the chimney, and the kitchen behind. It is one of a small number of surviving mid-18th century farmhouses in the town. It was probably one of four houses built in the area by members of the Rathbun family.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Historic Resources of North Kingstown (PDF pages 38-39)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-10.