Forge Farm

Forge Farm is an historic farm in Warwick, Rhode Island. Established in the mid-17th century by the Greene family, it is one of the oldest farms in Rhode Island. It was the birthplace of General Nathanael Greene, a prominent American general in the American Revolutionary War. The core of the main house was built in 1684 by James Greene, son of John Greene, who purchased the land from local Native Americans. It has been extended and altered numerous times in the 18th and 19th centuries. Nathanael Greene was born in this house in 1742, and the farm was owned for many years by Nathanael's brother Christopher, and wife, Deborah (Ward) Greene, daughter of Continental Congress member Samuel Ward.[2][3]

Forge Farm
Forge Farm is located in Rhode Island
Forge Farm
Forge Farm is located in the United States
Forge Farm
Location40 Forge Road,
Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°38′19″N 71°27′6″W
Area179 acres (72 ha)
Built1684
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Part ofForge Road Historic District (ID84001861)
NRHP reference No.74000037[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1974
Designated CPFebruary 23, 1984

The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1][4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Forge Farm" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  3. "The Greenes of Rhode Island, with historical records of English ancestry, 1534-1902". New York [The Knickerbocker press]. 1903.
  4. Fuller, Oliver Payson "The History of Warwick, Rhode Island"


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