Capt. John Mawdsley House

Capt. John Mawdsley House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
Mawdsley House in 2008
Location	Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°29′3″N 71°18′44″W
Built	1680
Part of	Newport Historic District (ID68000001)
NRHP reference No.	83000180[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1983
Designated NHLDCP	November 24, 1968

The Captain John Mawdsley House, located at 228 Spring Street, is one of the oldest houses in Newport, Rhode Island.

The earliest rear part of the house was built on Spring Street before 1680, probably by Jireh Bull. Bull married Godsgift Arnold, daughter of Gov. Benedict Arnold. Captain John Mawdsley, a privateer, lived in the house in the eighteenth century and constructed the large front addition to the house. The Mawdsley House is located on 228 Spring Street and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The house was owned by Historic New England (SPNEA) until it was sold in the late twentieth century.[2]

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in Rhode Island
• Henry Bull House
• Jireh Bull Blockhouse
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. Michael Mello (August 21, 2005). "Dating R.I.'s oldest houses is part science, part art" (PDF). The Providence Journal. Archived from the original (pdf) on November 15, 2005.

Images

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  Capt. John Mawdsley House view from Spring Street
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  sideview of the Capt. John Mawdsley House
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  view of the back ca. 1675 section of the Capt. John Mawdsley House
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  view of the ca. 1675 rear section of the Capt. John Mawdsley House
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  Capt. John Mawdsley House
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  Capt. John Mawdsley House

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-35, "Captain John Maudsley House, 228 Spring Street, Newport, Newport County, RI", 9 photos, supplemental material