Built 1883 NRHP Reference # 11000512 Added to NRHP 4 August 2011 | Architect Unknown Opened 1883 | |
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Architectural style Italianate; Second Empire Similar Gilbert Stuart Birthplace, Quonset Air Museum, Old Narragansett Church, Smith's Castle, Jamestown Bridge | ||
The David S. Baker Estate, also known as Cedar Spring Farm, consists of a pair of related properties at 51 and 67 Prospect Street in the Wickford village of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Both houses were built by David Sherman Baker, a prominent local lawyer and contender for statewide offices. The older of the two houses, 51 Prospect Avenue, is a 1 1⁄2 story mansard-roofed that is modest in size by decorated in fairly elaborated Italianate and Second Empire styling. The house at 67 Prosect is much larger 2 1⁄2 story construction, with a 3 1⁄2 story tower and front veranda, again in eclectic Second Empire style. It is one of the largest houses in Wickford, and was referred to by the family as the "Big House". It is unclear whether Baker built the Big House to accommodate his growing family, or as a venue for functions that were part of his political and social activities.
The properties were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.