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[[Image:Slater Park Daggett House 2 2009.JPG|thumb|right|Daggett House in 2009]]
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The '''Daggett House''' is an historic house in [[Slater Park]] in [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island]]. The house is the oldest house in Pawtucket, and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state.
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The '''Daggett House''' is an historic house in [[Slater Park]] in [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island]]. The house is the oldest standing house in Pawtucket and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state.


==History==
The large farmhouse was built around [[1685]] for John Dagget, Jr. on the site of an earlier 1643 house which was burned by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] during [[King Phillip's War]]. According to his diary, [[George Washington]] allegedly stopped at the house while travelling between [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]] and [[Boston]].
The large farmhouse was built around 1685 for John Daggett, Jr. near the previous site of his father's house. The father's house is said to have been destroyed during [[King Philip's War]].<ref name="nom">{{cite web| url = {{NRHP url|id=76000004}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Slater Park|accessdate = 2015-04-24|format = PDF|author=Stephen J. Roper|date=April 1976 |publisher=[[National Park Service]]}} {{NRHP url|id=76000004|title=Photos|photos=y}}</ref>


The house is supposed to have passed by inheritance in [[1707]] from its original owner to his eldest surviving son, Joseph Daggett, a doctor of medicine, a [[wheelwright]], and a [[miller]]. The farm was presumably inherited by Joseph's son Israel, a [[Cooper (profession)|cooper]], in [[1727]].
The house was probably inherited in 1707 by Daggett's eldest surviving son, Joseph Daggett, a doctor of medicine, a [[wheelwright]], and a [[miller]]. The farm is presumed to have been inherited by Joseph's son Israel, a [[Cooper (profession)|cooper]], in 1727. The house passed to various members of the Daggett family by inheritance or purchase, ending with Jefferson Daggett and his eldest son, Edwin O. Daggett. They continued to farm the property at least until 1870, when Jefferson died. The farm went into decline after the death of Jefferson Dagget, and was purchased as a "wornout farm" by the city in 1894.<ref name="nom"/>


The house was restored by the Daughters of the American Revolution starting in 1902 and opened as a museum in 1905.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ridar.org/pawtucket/the-daggett-house/|title=The Daggett House Timeline|publisher=Rhode Island, Pawtucket Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution]}}</ref><ref name=rihrab>{{cite web|url=http://sos.ri.gov/rihrab/museums.html|title=Rhode Island Historical Records Repositories Directory|publisher=Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board|accessdate=24 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=dar>{{cite web|url=http://www.ridar.org/pawtucket/history.html|title=Dagget House|publisher=Rhode Island State Society Daughters of the American Revolution|accessdate=24 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202081929/http://www.ridar.org/pawtucket/history.html|archive-date=2 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/what-to-see/museums/362/daggett-house/ |title=Daggett House website |access-date=2009-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602190746/http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/what-to-see/museums/362/daggett-house/ |archive-date=2008-06-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Advance notice is required for a tour. Contact the park office M-F 8:30-4:30 or the Pawtucket Chapter of the DAR 722-6931 or 724-4758 as per the information posted on the exterior of the house July 2, 2017.
Upon Israel Daggett's death in [[1777]], the homestead is thought to have passed to the eldest surviving son, William; from William it passed to his three eldest sons William, John and Abel. The three sons partitioned the estate in [[1830]], John and Abel taking the house and the land immediately surrounding. John's portion was sold at auction to his sister Amey after his death in [[1842]]; Abel willed her his share one year later.


Amey Daggett shared the farm with her niece Hannah and Hannah's family, willing it to Hannah in [[1855]]. Hannah -'s husband Jefferson Daggett and his eldest son, Edwin O. Daggett, continued to farm the property at least until [[1870]], when Jefferson died.

The house opened as a museum in [[1905]].<ref>[http://members.cox.net/darjan/ Daggett House information, accessed June 21, 2008]</ref> <ref>[http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/what-to-see/museums/362/daggett-house/ Daggett House website]</ref>

==References and external links==
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Image:Daggett House in Pawtucket RI.jpg|Daggett House in 1905
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Image:Daggett House Plaque.JPG|Plaque on the house in 2009
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==References and external links==
[[Category:1685 architecture]]
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Houses in Rhode Island]]

{{National Register of Historic Places}}

[[Category:Houses completed in 1685]]
[[Category:Houses in Pawtucket, Rhode Island]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Pawtucket, Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island]]
[[Category:1685 establishments in Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Pawtucket, Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Museums in Providence County, Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Historic house museums in Rhode Island]]

Latest revision as of 04:44, 6 August 2023

Daggett House
Daggett House in 2009
Daggett House is located in Rhode Island
Daggett House
Daggett House is located in the United States
Daggett House
LocationArmistice Blvd., Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°53′19.2″N 71°20′38.6″W / 41.888667°N 71.344056°W / 41.888667; -71.344056
Area197 acres (80 ha)
Built1685 (1685)
Part ofSlater Park (ID76000004[1])
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1976

The Daggett House is an historic house in Slater Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The house is the oldest standing house in Pawtucket and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state.

History[edit]

The large farmhouse was built around 1685 for John Daggett, Jr. near the previous site of his father's house. The father's house is said to have been destroyed during King Philip's War.[2]

The house was probably inherited in 1707 by Daggett's eldest surviving son, Joseph Daggett, a doctor of medicine, a wheelwright, and a miller. The farm is presumed to have been inherited by Joseph's son Israel, a cooper, in 1727. The house passed to various members of the Daggett family by inheritance or purchase, ending with Jefferson Daggett and his eldest son, Edwin O. Daggett. They continued to farm the property at least until 1870, when Jefferson died. The farm went into decline after the death of Jefferson Dagget, and was purchased as a "wornout farm" by the city in 1894.[2]

The house was restored by the Daughters of the American Revolution starting in 1902 and opened as a museum in 1905.[3][4][5][6] Advance notice is required for a tour. Contact the park office M-F 8:30-4:30 or the Pawtucket Chapter of the DAR 722-6931 or 724-4758 as per the information posted on the exterior of the house July 2, 2017.

References and external links[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Stephen J. Roper (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Slater Park" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 24, 2015. Photos
  3. ^ "The Daggett House Timeline". Rhode Island, Pawtucket Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution].
  4. ^ "Rhode Island Historical Records Repositories Directory". Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "Dagget House". Rhode Island State Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "Daggett House website". Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2009.