Farnham Farm

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Farnham Farm
Farnham Farm is located in Rhode Island
Farnham Farm
LocationPortsmouth, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°35′53″N 71°19′22″W / 41.59797°N 71.3229°W / 41.59797; -71.3229Coordinates: 41°35′53″N 71°19′22″W / 41.59797°N 71.3229°W / 41.59797; -71.3229
Area18.4 acres (7.4 ha)
Built1805
NRHP reference No.05001617 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 2006

The Farnham Farm is historic farm at 113 Mount Pleasant Avenue on Prudence Island in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

The farm was started by the Dennis family after the original farms on Prudence Island were burned and destroyed by the British during the American Revolution around the time of the Battle of Rhode Island. The farm contains several extant structures including a house (ca. 1805), barn (ca. 1850), milk house, fields, garden, woodland, orchard, and stone walls. The Dennis family sold the house to the Farnhams in 1867.[2] The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

The farm is now owned by the Prudence Conservancy, a local preservation organization.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Farnham Farm" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-04.


This article about a Registered Historic Place in Newport County, Rhode Island is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Stub icon

This article about a building or structure in Rhode Island is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""