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John Tomlin. It was, in other words, a perfect project to launch This Old House’s 42nd television season. “It’s a classic,” says TOH home builder Jeff Sweenor, referring to the Victorian-era exterior embellishments. Located in Narragansett’s historic district, the 1,700-square-foot Daniel A. Caswell house, as it’s known, was built ...
Mar 21, 2020 · NARRAGANSETT, R.I. – A seaside Victorian home dating to the 1800s in Narragansett will be the subject of a historic restoration to be documented by the PBS show “This Old House.”. The focus of the project is a Queen Anne Victorian home at the corner of Narragansett Avenue and Robinson Street. Originally built in 1887 when Narragansett ...
A Brief History. Early History of Narragansett. When Roger Williams fled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in l636 to found a settlement he named Providence in a region that became Rhode Island, he was befriended there by the dominant Narragansett Native American tribe and their great sachem Canonicus. As the most powerful tribe in the area ...
- An Elaborate Front Gable
- New Cedar Shingles
- A New Addition
- Restoring Original Details
- A Diamond in The Rough
The original front gable of the house, as well as the windows, will be retained and completely restored to its original glory. The bargeboard runs below the roofline, showcasing the elaborate sunburst pattern clapboards, staggered shingles, and fish scale design. Left:Kevin Barker from Sweenor Builders works on the new addition, adding decorative b...
The Sweenor Builders team uses Vaproshield as the barrier underlayment and installs cedar shingles with woven corners. Adam Spink works on the original part of the house, prepping the original framing for the Vaproshield installation
The crew adds a new trim board to the back of the new addition. Roof shingles by CertainTeed are used on the house.
Left:The original decorative stained glass window in the dining room is restored and prepared for re-installation in the top sash. The dining room window has been restored and prepped for re-installation on the top sash of the window. Right:View from the dining room window from the outside. The crew installs new trim, but the original window is com...
The elegant sunburst detail shines on the front of the original part of the house. The crew builds a brand-new wraparound front porch that exactly matches the original one. The original house is on the left, and the new garage add-on is on the right. The middle of the home is joined by a mudroom, bathroom, and hallway. The master suite is built ove...
The expanded house now holds four bedrooms, two full baths, and two half baths, in 3,390 square feet of living space. In the original portion of the house, a large kitchen/dining area and a spacious living room replaced the cramped Victorian-era five-room layout. Part of the original porch was enclosed to allow an expansion of the living room.
Mar 10, 2010 · Origins of the Narragansett . Archaeological evidence places Narragansett peoples in the region that later became the colony and state of Rhode Island more than 30,000 years ago. They inhabited ...
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