Borden Farm is a historic farm at 2951 and 2967 East Main Road in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. There are five historically significant buildings on the 6.2 acres (2.5 ha) that remain of a farm that was once about 44 acres (18 ha). The property has been owned by descendants of the Borden family since the early 1700s. The main house is a c. 1865 Second Empire structure built by William Borden; there is also an English barn dating to about 1890, along with a workshop, granary, and wellhouse all dating to about 1900.[2]
Borden Farm | |
 Borden Farm | |
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| Location | 2951 and 2967 E. Main Rd., Portsmouth, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′32″N 71°14′45″W / 41.60889°N 71.24583°W |
| Area | 6.2 acres (2.5 ha) |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Victorian Vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000528[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 05, 2007 |
The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Borden Farm" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-03.