National Register of Historic Places

Cook-Bateman Farm

Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island
Listed
October 10, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79003775

About this property

The Cook–Bateman Farm is a colonial-era farmstead located at the intersection of Fogland, Puncatest Neck (or Neck) and Pond Bridge Roads in Tiverton, Rhode Island. The property was initially purchased in 1700 and reached its largest size, 200 acres (81 ha), in the last 25 years of the 18th century. It currently encompasses 63 acres (25 ha) of rolling farmland. The focal point of the farmstead is the 2+1⁄2-story house, the oldest portion of which dates to c.1730–48, while the north kitchen was constructed or rebuilt c.1812-20. Both are now covered by the Second Empire high mansard rook, which was added c.1870. Also on the property is a gambrel-roofed frame barn dating from the late 19th or early 20th century; a two-story hip-roofed frame structure which might be the oldest building in the farmstead, possibly a heabily-altered original farm building from c.1700; a "farmers house"; and a number of other smaller outbuildings. The property, which has evidence of earlier Native American occupation, including arrowheads and stone tools found in the fields, was purchased by John Cook in 1700, and remained in the hands of just two families for more than 200 years, until 1977. The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Location

Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island
41.55694, -71.20211

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Cook-Bateman Farm listed on the National Register?

Cook-Bateman Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Cook-Bateman Farm?

Cook-Bateman Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cook-Bateman Farm?

The period of significance for Cook-Bateman Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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