Built 1705 Area 5,666 m² Architectural style American Colonial | NRHP Reference # 78000009 Opened 1705 Added to NRHP 28 November 1978 | |
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Location North Providence, Rhode Island | ||
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The Joseph Smith House is a historic house at 109 Smithfield Road in North Providence, Rhode Island. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame house, six bays wide, with a shed-style addition to the rear giving it a saltbox appearance. The oldest portion of this house, built c. 1705 is a classical Rhode Island stone ender house, whose large chimney has since been completely enclosed in the structure. The lower levels of this chimney are believed to predate King Philip's War (1675-6), when the previous house was burned. The 1705 house was built by Joseph Smith, grandson of John Smith, one of Rhode Island's first settlers. It was greatly enlarged in 1762 by Daniel Jenckes, a judge from a prominent Rhode Island family, for his son, and was for many years in the hands of Jenckes descendants. The house is the only known surviving stone ender in North Providence.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.