What does the Hearthside House ornament show?

Hearthside on Great Road in Lincoln, Rhode Island: an 1810 Federal mansion of fieldstone with a columned front and a curved gable.

Why is Hearthside called the house that love built?

Tradition says Stephen Hopkins Smith built the house in 1810 with lottery winnings, hoping to win a woman from Providence who then refused him. The fieldstone Federal mansion has belonged to the Town of Lincoln since 1996.

What is the ornament made of, and how is it packaged?

A three-inch round of faceted crystal glass with a red ribbon. The line-drawn art is printed so the open areas let the crystal show through. It comes in a white or gold gift box, is made to order in the USA and ships free in the U.S.

Is this ornament an official Lincoln souvenir?

No. It is original art by Merlin Classics, an independent shop, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any town office, museum or organization.

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Lincoln Rhode Island Holiday Ornament - Hearthside House

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Hearthside on Great Road, the stone mansion Lincoln calls the house that love built.

It stands close to the old road, two and a half storeys of fieldstone with a columned front and a curving gable above. This ornament draws Hearthside as you see it coming up Great Road.

Give it to anyone who has been through the house by candlelight in December, was married on the lawn, or grew up nearby. It is a three-inch round of faceted crystal glass on a red ribbon, printed so the open areas of the drawing let the light through, in your choice of a white or gold gift box. The story that comes with it makes it a rather good present for a wife or a husband as well.

Quick Facts — Hearthside House Ornament

› Subject: Hearthside, the 1810 fieldstone mansion on Great Road

› Town: Lincoln, Rhode Island

› Size: 3 in (76 mm) round, faceted edge, red ribbon

› Material: crystal glass, line-drawn art printed to let the crystal show through

› Packaging: white or gold gift box

› Made to order in the USA

› Ships free in the U.S.

Stephen Hopkins Smith built the house in 1810. The tale told ever since is that he won a fortune in a lottery and spent it on the finest house in the valley to win a young woman from Providence, who took one look and declined to live so far out in the country. He never married. The house is Federal in style, built of fieldstone, with ten fireplaces. The Town of Lincoln bought it in 1996.

Whatever the truth of the courtship, the house outlasted the disappointment. Volunteers keep it furnished and open, and it has become the best-loved building on one of the oldest roads in the country.

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Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.