Ballou–Weatherhead House Explained

Ballou–Weatherhead House
Coordinates:41.9964°N -71.4439°W
Area:2.5acres
Built:1748
Added:June 25, 1993
Refnum:93000503

The Ballou–Weatherhead House (or "Welcome Weatherhead House") is an historic house on Tower Hill Road in Cumberland, Rhode Island.The house is a -story, center-chimney dwelling built on Cumberland Hill around 1748 and expanded during the Federal period, around 1799, at which point the style was changed to Federal architecture. The house has a broad gable roof, a simple entry in the asymmetrical side-gable façade, a central entry at the gable end, and a side wing. The house contains high-quality joinery and trim, likely executed by one of two house-wrights associated with the property.[1]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1993.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Ballou–Weatherhead House. Rhode Island Preservation. 2014-08-03.