Celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday at The Arnold House

The town of Lincoln, Rhode Island, was named in honor of our sixteenth president in 1871. Visit Arnold House and learn about President Lincoln’s visits to the Ocean State and the history of this land that became Lincoln. Tour the museum, celebrate President Lincoln’s 211th birthday, and enjoy some birthday cake.

The free event will be held on Saturday, February 8^th from 11am to 5pm.

The Arnold House is located at 587 Great Road, in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

The town of Lincoln, Rhode Island, was named in honor of the sixteenth president in 1871. Visit Arnold House and learn about President Lincoln’s visits to the Ocean State and the history of this land that became Lincoln. Tour the museum, celebrate President Lincoln’s 211th birthday, and enjoy some birthday cake.

About the Arnold House

Arnold House is a rare surviving example of a stone-ender, a once-common building type featuring a massive chimney end wall. Built by Eleazer Arnold in 1693, the house features stonework that reflects the origins and skills of the settlers who emigrated from the western part of England. The house is a National Historic Landmark.

Who was Arnold?

Arnold, a landowner with a wife and ten children, secured a license for a “Public House.” Tavern customers were probably served in the great room or hall of the house. The structure has sustained many alterations over the centuries. Tour Arnold House and see evidence of seventeenth-century construction methods, eighteenth-century additions, nineteenth-century graffiti, and the twentieth-century approach to preservation that restored the house to its present appearance.

Directions

Follow Route 295 to RI-146 South, exit 9. Exit at RI-123, Breakneck Rd. Go east (left) on Breakneck Road for 1.5 miles. The parking area for Arnold House is on the left before the house.

Parking

There is a town-owned parking area west (left) of the Arnold House on Great Road. It is marked with a sign that reads “Gateway Park.”

For more information, call 401-728-9696 for more information.