Hearthside

Infobox_nrhp | name =Hearthside
nrhp_type =

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caption =
location= Lincoln, Rhode Island
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 54
lat_seconds = 23
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 25
long_seconds = 50
long_direction = W
locmapin = Rhode Island
area =
built =1810
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
added = April 24, 1973
governing_body = Private
refnum=73000069cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Hearthside is a historic house in Lincoln, Rhode Island at 677 Great Road (Rt. 123), at the intersection of Breakneck Hill Road.

Stephen Hopkins Smith built this federal-style house in 1810 of fieldstone and it contains 10 fireplaces or hearths. Smith allegely built the house with winnings from the Louisiana state lottery to unsuccessfully woo a woman from Providence. Hearthside served as a private residence until 1996 until the town of Lincoln purchased the property and the "Friends of Hearthside", a nonprofit organization, became overseers of the property. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

References and external links

* [http://www.hearthsidehouse.org/ Hearthside Website]
* [http://www.woonsocket.org/greatroad.html Woonsocket site info]
* [http://www.riimages.state.ri.us/descriptions/hpc_119_desc.htm Stephen Smith info]

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