Tiverton Four Corners Historic District in Newport County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Chace-Cory House
c. 1730
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 23, 2019
1. Chace-Cory House Marker
Over this stone fence you will see
Chace-Cory House, circa seventeen thirty,
Built by Abner or Benjamin Chace, you know,
Some of the whaling men long ago.
Another one was Andrew Cory,
Who, in eighteen sixteen, began another story:
Selling to Seabury and wife Mary Gray,
(Daughter of Pardon), who had moved away.
But they came back and lived here some.
Until around eighteen twenty-one,
When they moved 'cross East Road next to The store he ran for cousin Soule.
That's some of the tales, but we've got more history.
Come visit on Sundays from 2 to 4:30.
We're open all summer: June up to September,
Selling Tiverton books and such so you can remember.
So finish your ice cream and walk through the gap
To see and hear history that put the Town on the map!
Erected by Tiverton Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1730.
Location. 41° 34.25′ N, 71° 11.231′ W. Marker is in Tiverton, Rhode Island, in Newport County. It is in the Tiverton Four Corners Historic District. It is on East Road (Rhode Island Route 179) east of Main Road ( Route 77), on the right when traveling east. Located
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Regionally, this marker is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rhode Island Red (approx. 3.3 miles away); Holts Trail (approx. 3.9 miles away); Fort Barton (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Barton (approx. 3.9 miles away); Site of the Battle of Rhode Island (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Black Regiment (approx. 4.3 miles away); The 1st Rhode Island Regiment and the Battle of Rhode Island (approx. 4.3 miles away); Col. Benjamin Church (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tiverton.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 23, 2019
2. Chace-Cory House
on Main Road
on Main Road
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 23, 2019
3. Chace-Cory House
on Main Road
on Main Road
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
