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| Location | Coventry, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′29″N 71°33′54″W / 41.69139°N 71.56500°W |
| Built | 1748 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000039[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 1, 1974 |
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.[2][3]
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.[1]
