Slide Title
Preview
Date
Winter 12-1971
Description
Originally built in 1721 and enlarged around 1745, this historic home on the corner of Division and Mary St, was owned by Augustus Lucas, a slave trader. His grandson, Augustus Johnson, later owned the house. Johnson was appointed stamp master in 1765 and was driven from town by riots in response to the Stamp Act later that year.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Subject Headings
Dwellings – Rhode Island – Newport; Space (Architecture) – Rhode Island -- Newport;
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Newport
Street Address
40 Division St.
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Augustus Lucas House" (1971). Smolski Images. 157.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/157
Keywords
Newport; Augustus Lucas; historic buildings
Notes
Bibliography: Jordy, William H. "Buildings of Rhode Island" Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 539-540.