Hearthside

Hearthside is a historic house in Lincoln, Rhode Island at 677 Great Road (Rt. 123), at the intersection of Breakneck Hill Road.

Hearthside House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	Lincoln, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°54′23″N 71°25′50″W
Built	1810
Part of	Great Road Historic District (ID74000051)
NRHP reference No.	73000069[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1973
Designated CP	July 22, 1974

Stephen Hopkins Smith built this Federal style house in 1810 of fieldstone and it contains 10 fireplaces or hearths. Smith allegedly built the house with winnings from the Louisiana state lottery to unsuccessfully woo a woman from Providence.^[2] Frederick C. Sayles bought the property in 1901. Hearthside served as a private residence until 1996 until the town of Lincoln purchased the property and the "Friends of Hearthside", a nonprofit organization, became overseers of the property.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island