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Edwin H. Farnum House

Coordinates: 41°51′46″N 71°29′39″W / 41.86278°N 71.49417°W / 41.86278; -71.49417
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Edwin H. Farnum House
Edwin H. Farnum House is located in Rhode Island
Edwin H. Farnum House
Edwin H. Farnum House is located in the United States
Edwin H. Farnum House
LocationJohnston, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°51′46″N 71°29′39″W / 41.86278°N 71.49417°W / 41.86278; -71.49417
Built1765
ArchitectAngell, Stephen; Angell, Daniel
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.74000359 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1974

The Edwin H. Farnum House is an historic house at the junction of Putnam Pike (United States Route 44) and Collins Street in Johnston, Rhode Island. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney. It was built c. 1765, either by Stephen Angell or his son Daniel, and enlarged about 1795 by Edwin Farnum. The main entry exhibits Federal styling probably added by Farnum, with 3/4 length sidelight windows and a segmented fanlight above. The right-side bays on the first floor have been replaced by a 20th-century bay window.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Edwin H. Farnum House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-24.