The Dexter Arnold Farmstead is a historic farmstead on Chopmist Hill Road (Rhode Island Route 102) in Scituate, Rhode Island. The main house, a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure five bays wide, with a large central chimney, was built in 1813. The 3.6-acre (1.5 ha) property also has five outbuildings which appear (based in part on photographs of the property from 1860) to be near contemporaries to the house, a relative rarity in rural Rhode Island. The main barn survived into the 20th century, but was destroyed by the New England Hurricane of 1938. The property also includes a small family cemetery. The house, built by Dexter Arnold in land belonging to his father, remained in family hands until 1975.[2]
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| Location | Scituate, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′59″N 71°39′54″W / 41.81639°N 71.66500°W |
| Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1813 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001586 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1977 |
The farmhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Dexter Arnold Farmstead" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-05.