Willow Dell, also known as the Weeden Farm, is a historic farmhouse in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. It is located on the south side of the highway, just west of Matunuck Beach Road, on a 7-acre (2.8 ha) parcel of land. The main block of the 2+12-story gambrel-roofed house was built c. 1752 by Colonel Jeremiah Bowen, and was purchased in 1826 by Wager Weeden, whose descendants still own the property. The property includes two barns, a garage, and a stable which has been converted to residential use, as well as the Wager Weeden Memorial Fountain, visible on the south side of the highway by a stone marker.[2]

Willow Dell
Willow Dell is located in Rhode Island
Willow Dell
Willow Dell is located in the United States
Willow Dell
Location2700 Commander Oliver Hazard Perry Highway,
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°23′47″N 71°33′4″W / 41.39639°N 71.55111°W / 41.39639; -71.55111
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1752
Architectural styleColonial
MPSSingle-Family Houses in Rhode Island MPS
NRHP reference No.96001321 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1996

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Willow Dell" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-30.