Westcote is a historic house in Cranston, Rhode Island. This 1+1⁄2-story Greek Revival cottage was built c. 1843, and was originally located on Oaklawn Avenue before being moved to its present location. It was built by a member of the locally prominent Westcott family as a farmhouse, and is a well-preserved and little-altered example of vernacular Greek Revival style.[2]
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| Location | 101 Mountain Laurel Drive, Cranston, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°45′19″N 71°28′21″W / 41.75528°N 71.47250°W |
| Built | 1843 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001126 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 3, 1988 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Westcote" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-02.