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Mott House: Genealogy Of Mott Family, Notes Taken By Richard Long

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Mott Family history research notes made by Richard Long. Information came from the "History of Portsmouth, 1638-1936" by Edward H. West and "Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island," v. III by J.H. Beers & Co., 1908.

Mott House: Mott Farm Title, Dell Upton

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Mott Farm Title Research signed by D.T. Upton, March 4, 1973.

Mott House: Notes Regarding Newport Restoration Foundation Funding

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Notes concerning the Newport Restoration Foundation seeking funding for duplicating the original materials from the Mott House in order to make them available to a wider audience.

Mott House: People Involved In Its Restoration And Research

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A listing of the key players involved in researching and restoring the Mott House and Mott Farm. Dated 1999.

Mott House: History And Restoration By A.W. Baker Restorations, Inc., Anne W. Baker

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Anne Baker describes the historical significance of the Mott House and makes the case for its re-assembly to demonstrate the ways American domestic architecture has evolved. Baker describes what was uncovered while dismantling the Mott House, including evidence that the house had originally been a typical Rhode Island two-story "stone-ender." Detailed information on how the house was constructed and updated in each of its four stages.

Mott House: Notes From Meeting With Richard Long, 1999

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Notes describing a 1999 meeting with Richard Long that indicated an interest in publishing a report on the Mott House and creating an exhibit of materials, photographs, and drawings that would be of interest to architectural historians.

Mott House: Neh Grant Application For Archaeology Field Work, 1973, James Deetz

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National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Application to fund historical archaeological field work at the Mott Farm during the summer of 1973. Project Director for this project was James Deetz, Department of Anthropology, Brown University.

Mott House: For Sale

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Mott House For Sale posting for the dismantled house, available for purchase and reassembly.

Mott House: Chapter 13 Of Collecting Houses By Anne W. Baker, Anne W. Baker

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Anne W. Baker describes the significance of the Mott House in her book Collecting Houses: 17th Century Houses 20th Century Adventures. Published in 2003.

Mott House: Baker Correspondence To Brown University Grants Office, Anne W. Baker

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Letter of Inquiry sent by Anne Baker to Joseph A. Burnette, Jr., Brown University's Grants Office concerning a copy of James Deetz report on an historical archaeological dig at Mott Farm in the summer of 1973.

Mott House: Architectural Change In Colonial Rhode Island: The Mott House As A Case Study, Dell Upton

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A case study of the history of the Mott House formerly located on the west shore of Aquidneck Island in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. When it was systematically dismantled in 1973, Dell Upton had the opportunity to study the history of the structure's complexity.

Dell Upton. Architectural Change in Colonial Rhode Island: The Mott House as a Case Study. Published in Old-Time New England Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Volume 69, Number 255 (Winter/Spring, 1979).

Mott House: Portsmouth Rhode Island, Dell Upton

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Paper presented by Dell Upton on the Mott House and early New England architecture at the convention of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 8, 1976.

Mott House: Daily Record, Steve Tyson

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Steve Tyson's daily work record of the dismantling of the Mott House in Fall 1973. Tyson was hired by Baker to lead the work being done in preserving the Mott House and uncovering its history.