Joseph Briggs House, Coventry

Name: Joseph Briggs House
Address: Coventry, United States

#8 among attractions in Coventry

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The Joseph Briggs House, also known as the Coventry Town Farm, is a historic house in Coventry, Rhode Island. The main block of the house, a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, was built c. 1790 by Joseph Briggs, and the property was purchased from his heirs in 1851 by the town for use as a poor farm. The town added a two-story ell to the rear of the house to provide additional housing space. The property is one of the few such poor farms to remain relatively intact. The farm was closed in the 1930s, after which the property fell into decline. It has since been rehabilitated as a two-family residence. ()

Built: 1790 (235 years ago)Coordinates: 41°42'30"N, 71°36'55"W

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Joseph Briggs House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: General Nathanael Greene Homestead, Paine House, West Warwick Country Club, St. Mary's Church and Cemetery.

3.8 miE
Historical place, History museum, Museum
General Nathanael Greene Homestead, Coventry
97 min walk • The General Nathanael Greene Homestead, also known as Spell Hall, is a historic house at 20 Taft Street in Coventry, Rhode Island.
2.8 miSE
History museum, Museum
Paine House, Coventry
73 min walk • The Paine House Museum is an historic house at 7 Station Street in the village of Washington in the town Coventry, Rhode Island. The oldest portion of this large 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house may have been built as early as 1691 by Samuel Bennett, who was known to operate a sawmill on the nearby Pawtuxet River.
5.3 miE
41°43'28"N • 71°30'50"W
West Warwick Country Club, West Warwick
137 min walk • Golf
5.2 miE
Church
St. Mary's Church and Cemetery, West Warwick
133 min walk • St. Mary's Church and Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic church building and cemetery in Crompton, a village of West Warwick, Rhode Island.
5 miE
Library
Crompton Free Library, West Warwick
128 min walk • The Crompton Free Library is a historic library building in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The small single-story wood-frame building was constructed in 1876, with funding from local mill owners.
4.7 miE
41°42'43"N • 71°31'26"W
West Warwick Public Library, West Warwick
121 min walk • Library
~1920 ftE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Webb Memorial State Park
10 min walk • Webb Memorial State Park is a public recreation area located on a peninsula that extends nearly half a mile into the Hingham Bay area of Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. It is composed of three connected drumlins and a low marsh area.
1.3 miE
41°42'4"N • 71°35'34"W
Coventry Public Library, Coventry
33 min walk • Library
3.9 miE
Bridge
Interlaken Mill Bridge, Coventry
100 min walk • The Interlaken Mill Bridge is an historic bridge spanning the Pawtuxet River at the site of the former Arkwright and Interlaken mill complexes in Coventry, Rhode Island.
2.8 miS
41°40'11"N • 71°37'53"W
Coventry Pines Golf Course, Arcadia Wildlife Management Park
72 min walk • Golf
4.4 miE
Church
Phenix Baptist Church, West Warwick
112 min walk • Phenix Baptist Church is a church at 2 Fairview Avenue in West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA. The church's 1869 building, once listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been demolished.