Bailey Farm
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Bailey Farm

Bailey Farm is a building in Middletown, Rhode Island, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1984.

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Location
Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island

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History

Now reduced from more than 100 acres (40 ha) to about 45 acres (18 ha), the farm is a well-preserved example of a 19th-century island farm. It was owned by members of the Bailey family, possibly as early as the late 17th century, into the 19th century. The original main house appears to be a mid-18th-century structure that was given a significant Greek Revival treatment in the 19th century. It is a 1+1⁄2-story Cape style house, three bays wide, with a central chimney. The main entrance is centered on the northern facade, and is flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, with an entablature above. The corners of the building are pilastered. A series of outbuildings stand nearby. There is a second complex of buildings on the northwest part of the property, built in the 1930s near the location of the Bailey family cemetery.

The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.

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