Destroyed Early Rhode Island Buildings
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Henry Bull House, ca. 1639, was demolished after a fire in the early 1900s. This Newport house was allegedly the oldest house in Rhode Island until its destruction.
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Governor William Coddington House, a stone ender in Newport built in 1640-41, was destroyed in 1835
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Roger Mowry Tavern, built ca. 1653, demolished in 1900 for the construction of a triple decker
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Colonial president John Smith was a stonemason, and built his stone "castle" in Warwick before 1663. It was razed in 1779.
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