Sheldon House

Sheldon House
Location 458 Scituate Road,
Cranston, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°46′47″N 71°29′33″W / 41.77972°N 71.49250°W / 41.77972; -71.49250Coordinates: 41°46′47″N 71°29′33″W / 41.77972°N 71.49250°W / 41.77972; -71.49250
Built 1728
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Colonial
NRHP reference # 88001123[1]
Added to NRHP January 05, 1989

The Sheldon House is a historic house located at 458 Scituate Road in Cranston, Rhode Island. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 5, 1989.[1]

Description and history

The oldest portion of the 1-1/2 story, gambrel-roofed Cape-style house was originally built around 1728. It was probably enlarged in 1764, when it was inherited by Nicholas Sheldon III; the northern half of the house exhibits more sophisticated Georgian detailing than the southern half. The Sheldons were major landowners in Cranston, and built a number of surviving 18th-century houses in the area; this one is the oldest of those.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Sheldon House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-02.


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