Rhode Island

Joy Homestead

Job Joy Homestead dates back to the Revolutionary War when the French troops lead by General Rochambeau marched by this colonial farm house in 1781 on their way to victory at Yorktown.

By Yankee Magazine|Dec 27 2009| Print icon

A red house with snow-covered roof surrounded by trees in a snowy landscape on a sunny day.

Credit: Lydia Rapoza

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