Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House

	Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°39′49″N 71°27′6″W / 41.66361°N 71.45167°W
Built	1773
Part of	East Greenwich Historic District (ID74000036)
NRHP reference No.	71000016
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 12, 1971
Designated CP	June 13, 1974

The General James Mitchell Varnum House is an historic house at 57 Peirce Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1773 for James Mitchell Varnum, who later served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. It is five bays wide, with two interior brick chimneys. Its main entry is sheltered by a portico supported by fluted Ionic columns and pilasters. A 19th-century addition extends from the rear of the main block. Notable later residents of the house include George A. Brayton, who served as Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. The house was purchased in 1939 by the Varnum Continentals, and has since served as a museum.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "NRHP nomination for General James Mitchell Varnum House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

External links

Varnum House Museum
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-56, "General James M. Varnum House, 57 Pierce Street, East Greenwich, Kent County, RI", 1 photo, supplemental material

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Varnum House in 1887
Varnum House in 2018

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for General James Mitchell Varnum House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

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