Rathbun House

LocationNorth Kingstown, Rhode Island

Coordinates41°34′20″N 71°30′20″W / 41.57222°N 71.50556°W / 41.57222; -71.50556

Arealess than one acre

MPSNorth Kingstown MRA

Rathbun House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°34′20″N 71°30′20″W / 41.57222°N 71.50556°W / 41.57222; -71.50556
Area	less than one acre
MPS	North Kingstown MRA
NRHP reference No.	85001651 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1985

The Rathbun House is a historic house at 343 Beacon Drive in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney. Its exterior trim is simple and lacking in significant detailing. The interior plan is a typical five-room setup, with a narrow entry hall, two rooms on either side of the chimney, and the kitchen behind. It is one of a small number of surviving mid-18th century farmhouses in the town. It was probably one of four houses built in the area by members of the Rathbun family.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]