Joy Homestead
Joy Homestead
156 Scituate Avenue
Cranston, Rhode Island
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Phone:401-603-5937
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Web Site: http://www.cranstonhistoricalsociety.org
Farmhouse built by Job Joy, a cobbler and farmer. Five rooms furnished with period antiques. One of five Cranston houses on the National Rochambeau Trail and the only one open to the public. Gambrel-roof farmhouse built in 1754. A fine example of early architecture-one center chimney with three fire places-Joy Homestead is an official historic site on the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route. Open for Rochambeau Biscuit Day every June 18. School tours available by appointment.
Services / Features / Restrictions: Admission Charged, Attraction, Educational, Cultural, Of Interest to Children, National Register, Greater Providence
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