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The '''Jireh Bull Blockhouse''' (RI-926, also known as the '''Jireh Bull Garrison House''' or '''Jireh Bull Block House''') is an historic archaeological site on Middlebridge Road in [[South Kingstown, Rhode Island]]. In 1657 a [[blockhouse]] was built on the site by Jireh Bull, son of Rhode Island Governor [[Henry Bull (governor)|Henry Bull]]. The stone garrison house was burned by the Native Americans in [[King Philip's War]] on December 15, 1675, and fifteen |
The '''Jireh Bull Blockhouse''' (RI-926, also known as the '''Jireh Bull Garrison House''' or '''Jireh Bull Block House''') is an historic archaeological site on Middlebridge Road in [[South Kingstown, Rhode Island]]. In 1657 a [[blockhouse]] was built on the site by Jireh Bull, son of Rhode Island Governor [[Henry Bull (governor)|Henry Bull]]. The stone garrison house was burned by the Native Americans in [[King Philip's War]] on December 15, 1675, and fifteen soldiers defending the fort were killed. The site was acquired by the Rhode Island Historical Society in 1925.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/survey_pdfs/south_kingstown.pdf|title=Historical and Architectural Resources of South Kingstown, Rhode Island|publisher=Rhode Island Preservation|access-date=2014-09-25}}</ref> |
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The site was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.<ref name="nris"/> |
The site was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.<ref name="nris"/> |
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Jireh Bull Blockhouse Historic Site | |
 Drawing of the site by Norman Isham, 1917 | |
| Nearest city | South Kingstown, Rhode Island |
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| Built | 1657 |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003869[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 3, 1983 |
The Jireh Bull Blockhouse (RI-926, also known as the Jireh Bull Garrison House or Jireh Bull Block House) is an historic archaeological site on Middlebridge Road in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. In 1657 a blockhouse was built on the site by Jireh Bull, son of Rhode Island Governor Henry Bull. The stone garrison house was burned by the Native Americans in King Philip's War on December 15, 1675, and fifteen soldiers defending the fort were killed. The site was acquired by the Rhode Island Historical Society in 1925.[2]
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
See also
[edit]- Henry Bull House
- Capt. John Mawdsley House
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Historical and Architectural Resources of South Kingstown, Rhode Island" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- Adams, James Truslow (1940). Dictionary of American History. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
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- Houses completed in 1657
- Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Buildings and structures in South Kingstown, Rhode Island
- 1657 in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island
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