Our house in Barrington, RI, was listed on the National Register in February, 2025. On Thursday, April 3, 2025, I was joined by Sarah Zurier of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission at the Barrington Public Library. Together we shared homeowner/researcher and state perspectives on this house, the National Register, and the value of researching and recognizing landmarks in our communities.
The General Thomas Allin House is now listed among the National Register properties on the website of the Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission. The complete dossier (145 pages) can be downloaded there.
One of the Allin House’s criteria of significance is the role of the property in the history of slavery in the community. The first documented involvement of the owners of this farm with slavery was in 1704 when the grandfather of the man who built this house purchased an African boy, Felix — from an ancestor of mine.
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