Lafayette in North Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Hortense Rodman Allen House

781 Ten Rod Road

— Lafayette Village Historic District —

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 5, 2023

1. Hortense Rodman Allen House Marker

Lafayette Village Historic District
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Inscription. This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Hortense Rodman Allen House
1865

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 41° 34.567′ N, 71° 29.304′ W. Marker is in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, in Washington County. It is in Lafayette. It is on Ten Rod Road (Rhode Island Route 102) east of Rodman Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 781 Ten Rod Rd, North Kingstown RI 02852, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Narragansett Bay

and in South County.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2

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miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Shewatuck & The Beginnings of Industry (approx. ¼ mile away); A Millworker's Life (approx. ¼ mile away); Centerpiece of the Rodman Empire (approx. ¼ mile away); The New Mill & New Beginnings (approx. ¼ mile away); Robert Rodman's Village (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Rail Connection (approx. 0.3 miles away); Roger Williams (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cocumscussoc Archaeological Site (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Kingstown.

Regarding Hortense Rodman Allen House. The house is a contributing structure to the Lafayette Village Historic District and has no individual entry on the National Register of Historic Places.
The architectural description of the house is on page 22:
781 Ten Rod Road. George and Hortense Rodman Allen House (1865, enlarged 1882): Clapboarded and shingled Late Victorian 2%-story mansion with verandas, porte-cochere, a turreted tower, and splendid interior spaces and finish, Hortense Alien was Robert Rodman's daughter.

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 5, 2023

2. The Hortense Rodman Allen House

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.