Paine House Museum
Paine House Museum is a museum in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Herbert F. Paine Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
The Paine House Museum is an historic house at 7 Station Street in the village of Washington in the town Coventry, Rhode Island. The oldest portion of this large 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house may have been built as early as 1691 by Samuel Bennett, who was known to operate a sawmill on the nearby Pawtuxet River. The house was significantly enlarged c. 1748 by Francis Brayton. His son, Francis Jr., was granted a license to operate a tavern on the premises in 1785. The property was acquired by the Paine family in 1866, whose descendants gave it to the Western Rhode Island Civic Historical Society in 1953. The house has been furnished to reflect the Colonial era, and is now operated by the society as a historic house museum. Visitation is from May through September on Saturdays. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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Dates from 1748.
Wikidata Q2046449, matched on coordinates and name (51 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 12.2 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 14.5 mi off the Ministerial Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 10 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Herbert F. Paine Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Nathanael Greene Homestead National Historic Landmark: 1.1 mi
- The Point: 2.2 mi
- Amgen Park: 2.2 mi
- Amgen Park: 2.2 mi
- Sandy Acres Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
- Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- John L. Curran State Park: 4.1 mi
- Audubon Nature Reserve: 4.6 mi
- Janice L. Sullivan Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
- Saw Mill Hill: 1.0 mi
- Boston Hill: 1.2 mi
- Natick Hill: 2.9 mi
- Andrews Hill: 3.1 mi
- Rock Hill: 3.4 mi
- Station Fire Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Tarbox Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- Tillinghast Mill Ruins: 5.3 mi
- Varnum House Museum: 6.2 mi
- Armory of the Kentish Guards: 6.2 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 5.3 mi
- Warwick Center for the Arts: 5.5 mi
- Warwick Museum of Art: 5.6 mi
- Varnum Memorial Armory: 6.2 mi
- Seabee Museum: 8.3 mi
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 6.1 mi
- Graffiti Mural: 8.3 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 9.3 mi
- Sri Chinmoy: 9.7 mi
- Ferdinand II: 9.9 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 3.0 mi
- Buttonwoods Beach: 7.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.1 mi
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 9.3 mi
- Longmeadow Beach: 10.3 mi
- Crazy Corners: 8.6 mi
- Temple to Music: 9.9 mi
- Victorian Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 10.0 mi
- Roger Williams Park Carousel: 10.0 mi
- Little Beach: 3.6 mi
- Big Beach: 3.9 mi
- Site #36: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.8 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.9 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 10.4 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 12.3 mi
- Radeke Garden: 12.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 9.4 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 14.2 mi
- Usher Rocks: 14.3 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 15.8 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 15.8 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 5.7 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 6.0 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 9.0 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 10.5 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 11.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 12.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 17.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 17.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 6.3 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 12.5 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 13.4 mi
- Factory Pond: 20.8 mi
- Beavertail Light: 18.8 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Paine House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | N 10° | 210 m | 8.2 mi |
| Howard Hill | WNW 301° | 209 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 246° | 203 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | WNW 289° | 189 m | 8.5 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 326° | 187 m | 10.8 mi |
| Weaver Hill | WSW 247° | 184 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bowen Hill | WNW 283° | 184 m | 7.6 mi |
| Weeks Hill | W 264° | 182 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:35 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1190884624
Day trips start here
- Kent County · 1 mi
- Coventry · 2 mi
- West Warwick · 3 mi
- East Greenwich · 5 mi
- Goddard Memorial State Park · 7 mi
- Scituate · 7 mi
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