Westcote

Westcote
Location Cranston, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°45′19″N 71°28′21″W / 41.75528°N 71.47250°W / 41.75528; -71.47250Coordinates: 41°45′19″N 71°28′21″W / 41.75528°N 71.47250°W / 41.75528; -71.47250
Built 1843
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 88001126 [1]
Added to NRHP August 3, 1988

Westcote is a historic house at 101 Mountain Laurel Drive in Cranston, Rhode Island. This 1-1/2 story Greek Revival cottage was built c. 1843, and was originally located on Oaklawn Avenue before being moved to its present location. It was built by a member of the locally prominent Westcott family as a farmhouse, and is a well-preserved and little-altered example of vernacular Greek Revival style.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Westcote" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-02.


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