The Haunted Paine house 0f 1691
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Published 2024-06-24
Owned and operated by The Western Rhode Island Civic Historical Society. A former Colonial home and Inn, restored and furnished in the period-style.
Many claim this to be the most haunted location in Rhode Island!
The Paine house originally was built in 1691 by Samuel Bennett. Samuel ran a saw mill at this site and it is believed that the house began as a one room shelter. The mode for travel at that time was the Pawtuxet River. The property was passed to his son Samuel and in 1741 the first town meeting and election took place here. In 1742 the property was sold to Francis Brayton who added to the house and was granted a license to sell spiritous liquors and the house became a house of entertainment, an inn or a tavern. After his death in 1783 the property passed to his son Francis Brayton Jr. In 1797 it was sold to a Charles Holden and was known as the Holden tavern. Holden heirs sold it to Thomas Whipple April 9, 1849.
On April 25, 1866 the Whipple family sold the property to Phebe Paine and Mary Mathewson (Matteson). Mary sold her half to Phebe Paine Johnson. Through inheritance the property came to be in the Paine family for the next 87 years. Mr. Herbert F. Paine was the last of the family to live in the house and in 1946 after his death it passed to his half-sister Mrs. Zilpha W. Foster. The keys to the house were turned over to the President of the Western Rhode Island Civic Historical Society on July 24, 1953 after being left by Mrs. Foster as a memorial to her mother Phebe Paine Johnson and sister Orvilla Paine. The house was added to the National Historic Register in 1974.
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All Comments (21)
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Just love going inside old homes.. such a time capsule of the past!!
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What a neat historical gem! Thanks for Sharing!
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Love the 360, small rooms just like apartment living ๐
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Hi Jason! Love these 360 views, awesome ๐
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Yes love seeing the antique items!! So amazing
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This is history here Jason. Thank you
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This was a great 360ยฐ tour of a wonderful old home! Can't wait for your investigation later.
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Thank You Jason!! Loved the tour and the 3/60 view..
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Love these old homes. Lots of great information about this house. Thank you for sharing. โ๏ธ๐
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Thanks again, Jason. 3d is always great. It was a brief tour, but I appreciate it. I'm looking forward to the investigation...
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That was cool as hell! Gotta love all that history. Thanks for the tour Jason!! Good luck tonight
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Loved the 360. Boy I would love the Ghost hunt this one. Looks so cool. The only room I felt anything in was the one with the owner artifacts in.
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For the hard hat fund!
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Awesome information Love the history love the old antiques really great tour thank you jason
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What a wonderful piece of architecture! A lot of original detail left intact. But for the life of me I'll never understand why these places think mannequins popping up in corners is a good idea
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My 2 favorite things history and haunts. The 360 was great๐
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Love to see old homes in my home state! Can't wait to see if you catch anything paranormal tonight!
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Canโt wait looking forward to it!๐
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Love the history tours! I still canโt get over how short the ceilings were.
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Thanks Jason! I love the 360 tours. So much history there. Very cool ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
