GOV. ROBERT E. QUINN HOUSE 1740

BURLINGAME FARM/WEST WINDS (18th century, early 20th century)

Taken from Historic and Architectural Resources of West Warwick, Rhode Island: A Preliminary Report. By the RI Historical Preservation Commission. Page 128 copyright 1987

A two and one half story house, largely screened from view by heavy evergreen plantings, with a large, plastered brick chimney painted white; a large Doric portico in front; and a two-story ell at the rear with a brick end chimney. The house was originally in the Burlingame family, owners of a large tract of land here. There is a Burlingame family cemetery (West Warwick Number 20) across the road, next to the West Warwick Country Club. The 18th-century farmhouse, remodeled in the Colonial Revival style in the early 20th century, was the residence of Robert E. Quinn. He served Rhode Island as a state senator (1923-25), as lieutenant governor (1933-36), as governor (1937-39), and as a Superior Court Judge (1941-51), and was also Chief Justice of the United States Court of Military Appeals (1951-1975). This property and land across the road, including the gold course, is still owned by the Quinn family.

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