Joy Homestead
Historic house in Rhode Island
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The Joy Homestead, also known as the Job Joy House, is a historic house on Old Scituate Avenue in Cranston, Rhode Island. This 2+1⁄2-story gambrel-roof wood-framed house was built between 1764 and 1778. It was occupied by members of the Joy family until 1884, and was acquired by the Cranston Historical Society in 1959.[2] It was a stopping point on the first day's march in 1781 of the French Army troops marching from Providence to Yorktown, Virginia during the American Revolutionary War.[3]
Joy Homestead | |
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  Location within Rhode Island  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Cranston, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°46′57″N 71°28′36″W |
| Built | 1764 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000035 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 1971 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] The Historical Society offers tours.
See also
- Nathan Westcott House, another 18th-century house next door
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island