Clouds Hill (Warwick, Rhode Island)
Clouds Hill is a historic house museum at 4157 Post Road in Warwick, Rhode Island. It is located on the estate formerly known as Cedar Hill, a country estate built 1871-77 as a wedding present for Elizabeth Ives Slater Reed by her father, William S. Slater. The main mansion house is a large Gothic Revival structure, designed by noted Providence architect William R. Walker, and is one of his few surviving large-scale residential designs. Both the Slaters and Reeds were leading industrial textile magnates in Rhode Island, and the property contains many examples of high quality Victorian-era workmanship, including a distinctive Egyptian-themed room. The estate was occupied by four generations of Reed descendants, and was converted to a museum in 2004.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1] The museum is open by appointment, or when events are scheduled.
Cedar Hill | |
Location | 4157 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island |
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Area | 27.4 acres (11.1 ha) |
Built | 1877 |
Architect | William R. Walker |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 14001077[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 2014 |
External links
- Official Website of Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- "NRHP nomination for Cedar Hill" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2014-12-31.