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    Arnold House

    Built by Eleazer Arnold in 1693, the Arnold House is a rare surviving example of a "stone-ender," a once common building type with roots found in the western part of England. With a fieldstone end wall and pilastered chimney, the Arnold House was built as a two-and-a-half-story structure with an integral lean-to and four rooms on each floor. A front gable once topped the structure. The result was a much grander dwelling than the typical Rhode Island stone-ender.

    Donated to Historic New England in 1919 by Preserved Whipple Arnold, the house has undergone two phases of restoration. In 1920, noted preservationist Norman Isham directed a stabilization of the building, and thirty years later Historic New England staff undertook a second, and more ambitious, restoration.

    It was during the 1950 work that the decision was made to remove later alterations and return the building to its seventeenth-century appearance. Since the house had been updated during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many early architectural features were missing and had to be fabricated. Among these were diamond-paned casement windows and interior paneling. Today, the house is a remarkable reminder of Rhode Island's early settlement period.


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      • Contact Info

        Arnold House

        487 Great Road
        Lincoln, RI 02865

        Phone: 401-295-1030   |   Official Website

        Admission:

        $5 adults
        $4 seniors
        $2.50 students

        Hours:

        Open
        Saturday – Sunday, year round
        11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
        Tours on the hour. Last tour at 4:00 p.m.

        Closed most major holidays.
         

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      • Parking Info

        Parking is located in Gateway Park just west of the Arnold House.


         

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        01/01/12-
        Ongoing         		 Visit Arnold House
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