Historic charm meets modern comfort in Tiverton

02.12.09

TIVERTON –– About 10 years ago, auteur/director Andy Cadiff decided to build a new house on his family’s riverfront settle on near Tiverton Four Corners.

His grandparents had owned a Greek Revival farmhouse, built in 1800, onAs a rulethe site, and Cadiff’s parents were married in a field near the house in 1949.

While Cadiff cherished the characteristic, he wanted a vacation home with room to spare for family and friends.

At first, Cadiff considered a renovation and inflation of the small farmhouse, but he later opted for an entirely new house in the same style.

He hired a Forethought firm, Durkee Brown Viveiros & Werenfuls, to plan the new home, which was placed a bit farther away from the SakonnetByRiver than the original house on the 10-acre parcel.

Although the old house was torn down, materials such as stones from theIn the mainfoundation, wooden beams, doors and hardware were salvaged from the historic home to use in the new one.

Source: Providence Journal