The Coggeshall House, c.1710 (66 William Street)

Paint:
Fres~Coat Satin Gloss Exterior

Colors:
Body - Colony Red 77
Body - natural weathering
Trim - Colony Red 77
Door - Black
Windows - Colony Red 77

A small one and one half story gambrel roofed house with a stone central chimney. This building originally stood in Westport Massachusetts. It was disassembled in 1977 and reconstructed in Newport by NRF in 1977 and '78.

Two key elements indicate this little house was not built in the Newport design tradition. The first is the shallower angle of the lower roofs. On Newport gambrels of either one or two stories, the angle of the lower section is almost vertical. The second telling feature is the stone chimney. Most Newport 18th century houses used brick for the chimney.
While it is a bit incongruous to place a rural Massachusetts building in the urban setting of Newport, this was not so unusual to preservationists of the 1960s. The important thing then was to save buildings of architectural importance and interest. It was best if on the original site or the area of the original site, but if all that failed - move it anywhere to save it. Many were transplanted to new sites all over New England during this time.

The Coggeshall house came to NRF with a frame in good condition, chimney stone, and interior detail.

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