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, 1983cite 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, 1972cite 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 a National Historic Landmark in Bristol, Rhode Island built in 1700. It is located on Hope Street (RI 114). According to the National 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] . The Marquis de Lafayette and his staff in 1778 used the buildings as headquarters during the Battle of Rhode Island. [http://www.eastbaychamberri.org/East_Bay_Life/index.cfm/Pages/Town_Descriptions/] It was made a Landmark in 1983.

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