The Jenckes House is a historic house at 1730 Old Louisquisset Pike in Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney. The main entrance is flanked by pilasters and topped by a transom window and heavy molded cap. Additions extend the house to the south and northwest. The main block is estimated to have been built around 1760, by a member of the locally prominent Jenckes family.[2]
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| Location | Lincoln, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′44″N 71°26′55″W / 41.89556°N 71.44861°W |
| Built | 1760 |
| MPS | Lincoln MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000088[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1984 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Historic Resources of Lincoln (PDF pages 43-44)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-16.