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New England Legends Podcast

FtV – Lincoln's Heartbreak House

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 129 –  Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll up to Hearthside House in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Though many call this 1814 mansion the "house that love built," it also has another nickname: Heartbreak House. After winning the lottery in 1810, Quaker Stephen Smith built this mansion for a girl he loved. The only problem? She didn't want to live here. This episode first aired March 19, 2020

 

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0:00.0

Welcome, legendary listeners.

0:01.6

Thanks for tuning in to From the Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes.

0:06.1

Look for a new episode every week.

0:07.8

Now, can you go back and listen on your own at our New Englandledges.com?

0:11.6

You bet.

0:12.2

But you won't get the added bonus of an after-the-legion segment featuring new commentary about that episode from your old pals Jeff and Ray.

0:20.4

So let's open up the New England Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode.

0:27.0

Hey kids, welcome to the Vault.

0:29.0

Good to have you here in the Vault where we're going back to Lincoln's Heartbreak House.

0:33.8

First aired March 19th, 2020. Enjoy.

0:38.6

Hey, Jeff, happy first day of spring.

0:41.1

Right.

0:41.3

A time when a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love.

0:44.8

Happy first day of spring to you too, Ray.

0:46.6

Um, what's you doing there?

0:49.1

Well, I bought a scratch-off lottery ticket from the Rhode Island State lottery.

0:52.8

Okay.

0:53.4

I figure if I win big, we can start taking a limo to all these legendary locations. And did you win? No. Oh, well. Okay. At least the weather's nice. Yeah. I love being outside again. The warm sun, the birds. It's easy to see why spring is a time for love, Jeff. It really is in the

1:12.3

air. It is, and it's a nice day for a stroll down Great Road here in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

1:17.3

Maybe the walk will take your mind off your recent lottery loss. Man, it's pretty rural out this way.

1:23.2

I mean, Route 1-23 or Great Road is well-traveled, but otherwise, it's not much to see. But there is this fancy stone mansion just ahead. Oh, yeah. With its white pillars, its manicured gardens, and a little white gazebo outside. Oh, yeah, man, that is nice. Yeah. Definitely stands out. And it's got to be of some importance because it's got its own sign on the front. It says Hothside.

1:45.7

This is our destination, Ray, the historic Harthside house.

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