Stone House Inn, Little Compton

Name: Stone House Inn
Address: Little Compton, United States

#7 among attractions in Little Compton

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The Stone House Inn, also known as the David Sisson House, located at 122 Sakonnet Point Road in Little Compton, Rhode Island, is a large four-story fieldstone residence – built in 1854 for David Sisson, a Providence-based industrialist – and its associated c.1886 barn. The structures sit on 2 acres of land overlooking Round Pond to the south, with a view of the Sakonnet River and Sakonnet Harbor to the west. When the house was completed, it was the largest single-family dwelling in that region and the only one built of stone. ()

Built: 1853 (171 years ago)Coordinates: 41°27'58"N, 71°11'11"W

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Little Compton United States

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Stone House Inn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Norman Bird Sanctuary, Newport National Golf Club, St. Columba's Chapel, Wilbor House.

4.1 miNW
Nature and wildlife, Museum, Park
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
104 min walk • Norman Bird Sanctuary is a 325-acre bird sanctuary, nature preserve, environmental education center, and museum at 583 Third Beach Road in Middletown, Rhode Island overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
5.9 miNW
41°31'53"N • 71°15'31"W
Newport National Golf Club, Middletown
150 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
4 miNW
Historical place, Cemetery, Church
St. Columba's Chapel, Middletown
103 min walk • St. Columba's Chapel in Middletown, Rhode Island, is a parish church of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island of the Episcopal Church. The church is located at 55 Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, Rhode Island. The chapel is named for the Irish-born missionary St.
2 miN
History museum, Museum, Georgian architecture
Wilbor House, Little Compton
52 min walk • The Wilbor House is a historic house museum at 548 West Main Road in Little Compton, Rhode Island, and currently serves as the headquarters of the Little Compton Historical Society.
4.9 miNW
Windmill
Boyd's Windmill, Middletown
126 min walk • Boyd's Windmill, also known as Boyd's Wind Grist Mill, is a historic smock mill at Paradise Valley Park on Prospect Avenue in Middletown, Rhode Island.
5.5 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Whitehall Museum House, Middletown
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1.2 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Sakonnet Light, Little Compton
32 min walk • Sakonnet Light, built in 1884, is a sparkplug lighthouse near Sakonnet Point, Little Compton, Rhode Island, on the eastern side of the state. The light was deactivated in 1954 after Hurricane Carol and was going to be destroyed, but local citizens protested, and eventually Carl and Carolyn Haffenreffer bought the lighthouse in 1961.
4.9 miNW
Museum, History museum
Paradise School, Middletown
125 min walk • The Paradise School is an historic school building at Paradise Avenue and Prospect Street in Middletown, Rhode Island. It is situated on farm land which historically belonged to the Whitman family for generations, and was donated by the family to the town of Middletown.
4.1 miN
Church
Friends Meeting House and Cemetery, Little Compton
106 min walk • The Friends Meeting House and Cemetery is a historic Quaker meeting house and cemetery at 228A W. Main Road in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
4.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Gardiner Pond Shell Midden, Aquidneck Island
105 min walk • The Gardiner Pond Shell Midden is a prehistoric archaeological site in Middletown, Rhode Island, named after George Gardiner who was an early settler in the area.
7.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Protected area
F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
187 min walk • F. Gilbert Hills State Forest is a 1,027-acre, pine and oak Massachusetts state forest located in the towns of Foxborough and Wrentham.