Lucas-Johnston House
About this property
The Lucas–Johnston House (also known as Augustus Lucas House) is an historic colonial house in downtown Newport, Rhode Island. Dendrochronology surveys were conducted on the house showing that the trees felled in its constructed were from Circa 1650, Summer 1714, and Winter 1759/60. An architectural and dendrochronology study concluded that "the house has two interior chimneys, but they are placed front to back rather than side to side [as was normal in eighteenth century Georgian style houses]... the rear chimney, with its kitchen fireplace, is the one with more age. The foundation walls appear to be of one unified build rather that parts of an earlier building combined with a later construction. Exterior walls, particularly on the north and west walls are studded construction and also have brick nogging. Both of these techniques are quite uncommon for Newport...There are a couple of strange datings ranging from 1618 to 1634...while nothing dating from the first quarter of the 18th century shows in the results, with the exception of a single felling of 1714." It was the home to French Huguenot settler, Augustus Lucas, a slave trader and attorney, and later his grandson, Augustus Johnston, who was a Tory who served as Rhode Island Attorney General and is the namesake of Johnston, Rhode Island. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-336, "Augustus Lucas House, 40 Division Street, Newport, Newport County, RI", 10 photos, supplemental material
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about Lucas-Johnston House
This page lists Lucas-Johnston House. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was Lucas-Johnston House listed on the National Register?
Lucas-Johnston House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 1971.
What type of historic resource is Lucas-Johnston House?
Lucas-Johnston House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Lucas-Johnston House?
The period of significance for Lucas-Johnston House is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near Lucas-Johnston House?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Lucas-Johnston House will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Newport County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Newport County.
Explore NewportCounty ›More historic places in Rhode Island
Browse all historic places in Rhode Island.
View Rhode Islandhistoric sites ›Rhode Island history
Colonial settlement, territorial period, and statehood narrative.
Rhode Islandhistory ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Lucas-Johnston House will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.