- Joseph Reynolds House
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name = Joseph Reynolds House
nrhp_type = nhl
caption = Front elevation and south profile of house, 2008
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 41
lat_seconds = 1
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 16
long_seconds = 46
long_direction = W
locmapin = Rhode Island
location = Bristol, RI
nearest_city = Providence
area =
built = 1700
architect =
architecture = Colonial
designated=July 28 ,1983 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1191&ResourceType=Building
title=Joseph Reynolds House |accessdate=2008-06-29|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added =May 31 ,1972 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
established =
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
refnum = 72000017
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governing_body = Private residenceThe Joseph Reynolds House is aNational Historic Landmark inBristol, Rhode Island built in 1700. It is located on Hope Street (RI 114). According to theNational Park Service , it is " [t] he oldest known 3-story upright structure in Rhode Island, and perhaps the earliest wooden structure of its form extant in New England, it features some of the most elaborate interior decoration of its era." [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1191&ResourceType=Building] . TheMarquis de Lafayette and his staff in 1778 used the buildings as headquarters during theBattle of Rhode Island . [http://www.eastbaychamberri.org/East_Bay_Life/index.cfm/Pages/Town_Descriptions/] It was made a Landmark in 1983.References and external links
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