Col. Micah Whitmarsh House, East Greenwich

Name: Col. Micah Whitmarsh House
Address: East Greenwich, United States

#5 among attractions in East Greenwich

Greek Revival architecture

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The Colonel Micah Whitmarsh House is an historic house in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The 2-1/2 story Greek Revival style brick house was built c. 1767-1771 by John Reynolds, and acquired in 1773 by Micah Whitmarsh, a founding member of the local Kentish Guards militia, which are located nearby in the Armory of the Kentish Guards. It is distinctive as the only brick house on Main Street. It has been owned since 1966 by the East Greenwich Historical Society. ()

Built: 1767 (257 years ago)Coordinates: 41°39'34"N, 71°27'1"W

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Downtown East GreenwichEast Greenwich United States

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Col. Micah Whitmarsh House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Governor Greene Cemetery, Greenwich Odeum, Windmill Cottage, Potowomut Golf Club.

0.7 miNW
Cemetery
Governor Greene Cemetery, Warwick
18 min walk • The Governor Greene Cemetery, frequently called the Governor Greene Lot, is designated as Rhode Island Historical Cemetery, Warwick, #40, and is a late colonial cemetery located in Warwick, Rhode Island near the East Greenwich town line.
~1350 ftN
41°39'47"N • 71°27'1"W
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich
7 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.4 miNW
Historical place, Windmill
Windmill Cottage, Warwick
11 min walk • Windmill Cottage is a historic house and former windmill at 144 Division Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It was the home of George Washington Greene, a former American consul to Rome and historian.
1.2 miE
41°39'44"N • 71°25'37"W
Potowomut Golf Club, Warwick
32 min walk • Golf
~1580 ftN
Military museum, Historical place, Museum
Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House, Warwick
8 min walk • The General James Mitchell Varnum House is an historic house at 57 Peirce Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1773 for James Mitchell Varnum, who later served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
0.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Goddard Memorial State Park, Warwick
17 min walk • Goddard Memorial State Park is a public recreation area occupying 490 acres along the shores of Greenwich Cove and Greenwich Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island.
~520 ftN
Tower
Kent County Courthouse, East Greenwich
3 min walk • The Kent County Courthouse, now the East Greenwich Town Hall, is a historic court building at 127 Main Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Kent County was set off from Providence County in 1750. The same year, a courthouse was constructed in East Greenwich, then the largest town in the new county.
~830 ftN
Neighbourhood
East Greenwich Historic District, East Greenwich
5 min walk • East Greenwich Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic commercial and civic heart of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States.

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Nearby attractions include Kent County Courthouse, East Greenwich (3 min walk), East Greenwich Historic District, East Greenwich (5 min walk), Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich (7 min walk), Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House, Warwick (8 min walk).