Willow Dell, also known as the Weeden Farm, is a historic farmhouse in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. It is located on the south side of the highway, just west of Matunuck Beach Road, on a 7-acre (2.8 ha) parcel of land. The main block of the 2+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed house was built c. 1752 by Colonel Jeremiah Bowen, and was purchased in 1826 by Wager Weeden, whose descendants still own the property. The property includes two barns, a garage, and a stable which has been converted to residential use, as well as the Wager Weeden Memorial Fountain, visible on the south side of the highway by a stone marker.[2]
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| Location | 2700 Commander Oliver Hazard Perry Highway, South Kingstown, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°23′47″N 71°33′4″W / 41.39639°N 71.55111°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1752 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| MPS | Single-Family Houses in Rhode Island MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001321 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 1996 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Willow Dell" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-30.