Jenckes House (Old Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, Rhode Island)

The Jenckes House is a historic house at 1730 Old Louisquisset Pike in Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States. It is a 2+12-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]

Jenckes House
Jenckes House (Old Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, Rhode Island) is located in Rhode Island
Jenckes House (Old Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, Rhode Island)
Jenckes House (Old Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, Rhode Island) is located in the United States
Jenckes House (Old Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, Rhode Island)
LocationLincoln, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°53′44″N 71°26′55″W / 41.89556°N 71.44861°W / 41.89556; -71.44861
Built1760
MPSLincoln MRA
NRHP reference No.84000088[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1984

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Historic Resources of Lincoln (PDF pages 43-44)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-16.