The oldest part of this house at 7 Station Street may date to 1691; it was enlarged around 1748 and licensed as a tavern in 1785. The Paine family’s descendants gave it to the Western Rhode Island Civic Historical Society, which furnishes it as a colonial home and keeps a loom exhibit inside. The society’s site lists Friday and Saturday openings, so check before going.

Photo by Magicpiano, via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0.