John Bannister House, Broadway (Parts in Winterthur Museum), Middletown, Newport County, RI
Summary
Significance: The design of this large frame house has been attributed to Peter Harrison and there is a similarity in siding between the Bannister House and the Redwood Library. The siding on both structures has been sanded and has a rusticated appearance. The house was demolished in the 1950s, however, the stair hall and parlors are preserved in the Winterthur Museum.
Survey number: HABS RI-141
Building/structure dates: 1765 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1957 Demolished
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Tags
houses
gable on hip roofs
dormers
inside end chimneys
wood structural frames
siding material
2 1 2 stories
shutters
porches
middletown
bannister
house
john bannister house
broadway
parts
winterthur
museum
winterthur museum
newport
newport county
peter harrison
historic american buildings survey
ultra high resolution
high resolution
rhode island
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Harrison (?), Peter
Location
middletown
,
41.52182, -71.28345
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html