title: Whitcomb Farm
text: # Whitcomb Farm
  
  The Whitcomb Farm is an historic farmhouse in East Providence, Rhode Island. The 2+1⁄2-story structure was built c. 1780–1805, and is a well-preserved example of Federal architecture. Its construction is unusual, consisting of a brick structure finished with wood clapboards. The house has been owned by a number of prominent local citizens, including William Whitcomb, the proprietor the City Hotel in Providence.
  
  The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
  
  