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Smith's Castle
Historic house in Rhode Island, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Smith's Castle, built in 1678, is a house museum at 55 Richard Smith Drive, near Wickford, a village in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Smith's Castle is one of the oldest houses in the state. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993 as Cocumscussoc Archeological Site due to the artifacts and information that digs have yielded in the area. It is located just off U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island.[1]
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Cocumscussoc Archeological Site | |
![]() Front elevation of Smith's Castle house, 2018 | |
Location | Wickford, RI |
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Nearest city | Warwick |
Coordinates | 41°35′00″N 71°27′16″W |
Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) (1972 NRHP nomination) 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) (1993 NHL nomination) |
Built | 1678 (house) |
Architectural style | Colonial |
NRHP reference No. | 72000010 (original) 93000605 (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
Boundary increase | April 12, 1993 |
Designated NHL | April 12, 1993[1] |
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