Potter House

Potter House was built in Oneco, CT in 1790. While it is a stretch to have a Connecticut house on Aquidneck Island this is a house that had been acquired in a situation of some urgency. The house had already been dismantled and was deteriorating rapidly in poor storage conditions. The NRF was persuaded to rescue the building before further decay took place. Although it is somewhat out of context, the Potter House was rebuilt on Prescott Farm in 1984-85. It displays several features that are typical of Connecticut architecture, most prominent of which are its projecting gables. It came to the collection with a frame in fine condition and most of its interior and exterior woodwork intact.