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Bakerville: Cole House - Baker Letter To Doyle

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Anne Baker's letter to Frank Doyle expressing interest in purchasing the Cole House located at 915 Warren Ave. East Providence, RI. In this letter she also describes the historical and architectural significance of the Cole House.

Cole House was built c1690 and later dismantled and moved to 670 Drift Road to become part of Bakerville.

Bakerville: Cole House- Baker Rwc Assignment

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An assignment completed by Anne Baker for a Preservation Research Course at Roger Williams College the describes Cole House.

Bakerville: Pre-Print Of Chapter "Moving" From Collecting Houses By Anne W. Bakers

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Pre-print of chapter "Moving" from Collecting Houses. Used with permission from Sarah Baker, copyright holder. Chapter describes the move of the Tripp house at 670 Drift Road, Westport, MA to a new location on the property - under the trees and near a brook.

Bakerville: Pre-Print Of Chapter "Fitting In" From Collecting Houses By Anne W. Baker

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Pre-print of chapter "Fitting In" from Collecting Houses. Used with permission from Sarah Baker, copyright holder. In this chapter, Baker describes the history and architecture of the house, their restoration plans, and the acquisition of the additional buildings moved to Bakerville at 670 Drift Rd, Westport, MA

Bakerville: Floorplans For Main House

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Floorplans with labelled rooms for the Main House at 670 Drift Road.

Bakerville: Anne Baker's Descriptions For Print Archive Folders

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Archive Folder Descriptions. Baker wrote a detailed description for each Bakerville building on these folder sheets including original locations.

Bakerville: Tripp House Ownership Dates

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Ownership dates of Tripp House built c1721.

Bakerville: Baker's Handwritten Draft Of The About 670 Drift Document

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Anne Baker's handwritten draft of the About 670 Drift Road Document. Describes the history of the house and each of its rooms,

Bakerville: Anne Baker's Letter To Elizabeth Marcus With Room Descriptions And History

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Anne Baker's Letter to Elizabeth Marcus describing each room in the Main House as well as the outbuildings. Includes the origins of architectural features and components of the house. Historical dates are provided. Elizabeth Marcus purchased the 670 Drift Road property from Baker in 1984.

Bakerville: Anne Baker's Description Of 670 Drift Road

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Baker's narrative about Bakerville including a description of the house and its outbuildings. Baker describes the history of the Tripp House and includes information on the origins of many of the house's structural components. Dated October 3, 1996.

Coggeshall House: Westport News, May 18, 1976

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Newspaper article from the May 18, 1976 edition of the Westport News titled: The Coggeshall House is Leaving Westport. Gives a brief history of Coggeshall House and talks about its impending dismantling and move to Newport, R.I.

Coggeshall House: Westport News, June 8, 1976

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Newspaper article in the Westport News for June 8, 1976 titled Coggeshall House Dismantled. Describes the dismantling process and the clues to its earliest construction. Includes two photographs and a sketch.

Coggeshall House: Anne Baker's Notes

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Handwritten notes on Coggeshall House written by Anne Baker for a report to the historical society.

Documentary Research And Archaeological Investigations At The Waite-Kirby-Potter Site, Westport, Massachusetts, Katharine M. Johnson, Christa M. Beranek, Kathryn A. Catlin, Laura W. Ng

Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research Publications

Research on the Waite-Kirby-Potter house in Westport, Massachusetts, included mapping historical resources visible on the surface and excavating 25 test pits and units near the house foundations in the fall of 2009. Field investigations were complemented by extensive documentary research including a complete chain of title and genealogical research on the three families who have owned the property between the late 17th century and the present. The visible historical features include elements associated with the former stone ender (the standing stone end and chimney, an adjacent brick chimney, and a stone-lined cellar hole), stone walls, a 19th-century barn foundation, a …

Waite Potter House: Silent No Longer, A Personal Narrative, Anne W. Baker

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Anne W. Baker's personal narrative concerning the Waite Kirby Potter House and its restoration.