Jenckes House (Old Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, Rhode Island)

Jenckes House
LocationLincoln, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°53′44″N 71°26′55″W / 41.89556°N 71.44861°W / 41.89556; -71.44861
Built1760
MPSLincoln MRA
NRHP reference No.84000088[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1984

The Jenckes House is a historic house at 1730 Old Louisquisset Pike in Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States. It is a 2+12-story timber-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney. The main entrance is flanked by pilasters and topped by a transom window and heavy molded cap. Additions extend the house to the south and northwest. The main block is estimated to have been built around 1760, by a member of the locally prominent Jenckes family.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[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. ^ "Historic Resources of Lincoln (PDF pages 43-44)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 16, 2014.