Built 1773 Designated CP June 13, 1974 Phone +1 401-884-1776 | NRHP Reference # 71000016 Opened 1773 Added to NRHP 12 August 1971 | |
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Location East Greenwich, Rhode Island Part of East Greenwich Historic District (#74000036) Address 57 Pierce St, East Greenwich, RI 02818, USA Similar Varnum Memorial Armory, New England Wireless, Armory of the Kentish Guards, Sgt William Harlow F, Dutton House | ||
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. It is five bays wide, with two interior brick chimneys. Its main entry is sheltered by a portico supported by fluted Ionic columns and pilasters. A 19th-century addition extends from the rear of the main block. Notable later residents of the house include George A. Brayton, who served as Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. The house was purchased in 1939 by the Varnum Continentals, and has since served as a museum.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.