George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop

George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop
Shop in 2016
George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop is located in Rhode Island
George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop
George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop is located in the United States
George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop
Nearest cityKingston, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°28′49.35″N 71°31′12.66″W / 41.4803750°N 71.5201833°W / 41.4803750; -71.5201833
Built1820
Architectural styleCape Cod
NRHP reference No.84000470 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1984

The George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop is an historic homestead and blacksmith shop at 1859 Mooresfield Road on the eastern outskirts of the Kingston Historic District in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.[2] It was the home of George Fayerweather, an African-American blacksmith and his family, including his wife Sarah Harris Fayerweather. The shop was built in 1820 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The property is maintained by the Kingston Improvement Association, a non-profit organization of local residents, and is now the home of the Fayerweather Craft Guild and the Kingston Garden Club.[3]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Fayerweather House". Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Fayerweather House". Kingston Improvement Association, Kingston, Rhode Island. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

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