Little Compton, Rhode Island -
Peggotty - Art Boat Thing

An old boat transformed into an art studio by a long-dead watercolor painter.

Address:: 548 West Main Rd, Little Compton, RI
Directions:: Route 77/W Main Rd. north of Southworth Swamp Rd. At the Wilbor House.
Admission:: Free.
Hours:: Th-Su 1-5 pm in summer, weekends only Sep-Oct (Call to verify)
Phone:: 401-635-4035

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Peggotty - Art Boat Thing

The artist studio of Sidney Burleigh. Peggotty is a boat that he turned into a thatched-roof studio, complete with doors and windows. It was not intended as a "houseboat." It is currently sheltered at the Wilbor House on West Main Road in Little Compton, RI. [L Deaett, 12/29/2008]

[RA: Sydney Burleigh, who's been dead since 1931, was an artist famous for his watercolor paintings. Peggotty was built around a sailboat, and it's displayed today by the Little Compton Historical Society. It's no landlocked house-boat, but might be worth investigating...]

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February 10, 2012