Clingstone House A Home On An Island

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Clingstone house a home on an island. The house itself which sits only 20 feet above sea level survived with minimal damage. Clingstone is a house built in 1905 perched atop a small rocky island in an island group called the dumplings in narragansett bay near jamestown rhode island. The dwelling designed by philadelphia socialite j. The 105 year old rhode island summerhouse is situated on top of a rocky island just a few yards.

This house on an island looks straight out of a fairy tale. Lovering wharton and artist william trost richards is a three story 23 room 10 000 square foot shingle style cottage. Lovering wharton and artist william trost richards is a three story 23 room 10 000 square foot shingle style cottage. And 79 year old boston architect henry wood gets to call it his home.

Lovering wharton along with artist william trost richards. Clingstone a faded shingled 103 year old mansion set on a rock in rhode island s narragansett bay is one family s labor of love. Henry wood who is a boston based architect had bought the house in 1961. Now clingstone s current owner henry wood a distant cousin of wharton regularly goes out to clingstone with his three grown sons to watch the yearly hurricanes in action.

Situated on rhode island s narragansett bay in us the house was built by architect j s. In 1961 wood and his then wife joan bought the island home for a mere 3 600. Clingstone a cedar shingled house built in 1905 and currently owned by retired boston architect henry wood stands on a rock in rhode island s narragansett bay. Waves nearly crest into the family room and kitchen of the clingstone house in narragansett bay.