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Date Built
c1790
Date of Restoration
1969
Date Moved or Destroyed
1969
Description
"We heard about this building from the Newport Restoration Foundation. We wanted it but they decided so did they. We dismantled it for them. Then they decided they didn’t want it so we bought it for $1.00 and put it up adding a lean-to across the back." - Anne Baker
This photograph shows the dismantling of the slaughter house originally located in Cranston, RI.
Location
670 Drift Road, Westport, MA
Document Type
Image
Rights
Items in the "Anne W. Baker Collection," at Roger Williams University Libraries Archives (Bristol, Rhode Island) may be protected under copyright law. They may only be used for educational, teaching, and learning purposes. If intended use is beyond these purposes, it is the responsibility of the user to obtain the appropriate copyright permissions.
Resource Type
Photograph
Style/Period
Shed - 1790 style
Recommended Citation
"Bakerville 235: Slaughter House Being Dismantled" (2023). Images. 924.
https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_images/924
Keywords
Bakerville, Slaughter House, Drift Road, Westport, Massachusetts
