Lewis Tower House
The Lewis Tower House is an historic house in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
Lewis Tower House | |
Location | 2199 Mendon Road, Cumberland, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°57′14″N 71°26′33″W |
Built | 1825 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 82000010 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 30, 1982 |
Built c. 1825, it is a Federal style house that is two-and-one-half-stories with a flank gable roof and an L-plan. The house is set into a small hill and has a one-and-one half-story, gabled ell at the rear. An original, two-story, hip-roof veranda extends across the front; its second story level continues along the side and ell. The veranda roof slope is integral with those of the main house and ell. There is a central entrance on each story in the five-bay facade beneath the veranda; the second-story entrance has sidelights and decorative trim. The house was probably standing when Lewis Tower purchased a 19-acre farmstead here from Philip Thomas in 1833.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- "NRHP nomination for Lewis Tower House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-04.