Tillinghast, Charles, House
National Register of Historic Places

Tillinghast, Charles, House

Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Listed
January 20, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
72001576

About this property

The Charles Tillinghast House was a historic house at 243–245 Thames Street in downtown Newport, Rhode Island. It was a 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, built around 1710–20. It was one of the oldest buildings in the city. It was probably built by Charles Tillinghast, whose family was among the founders of Rhode Island. The house had a distinctive cove-shaped plaster cornice, typically found on houses of this period. It was one of the first houses to be built on Thames Street. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was demolished shortly after to make way for an extension of America's Cup Highway to Memorial Boulevard.

Location

243-245 Thames St.
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
41.48683, -71.31493

Categories

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Sources

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When was Tillinghast, Charles, House listed on the National Register?

Tillinghast, Charles, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1972.

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Tillinghast, Charles, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Tillinghast, Charles, House is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1710.

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