0 ▁years ▁of ▁ownership . ▁ ▁It ▁extends ▁the ▁full ▁width ▁of ▁the ▁neck ▁of ▁land ▁between ▁the ▁N arrow ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁Pass age ▁of ▁Nar rag ans ett ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Its ▁main ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁c . ▁ 1 7 2 5 - 5 0 ▁by ▁Daniel ▁C og ges hall , ▁and ▁became ▁Sil as ▁Case y ' s ▁when ▁he ▁married ▁C og ges hall ' s ▁daughter . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Case y ▁descend ants ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Pres ervation ▁of ▁New ▁England ▁Anti qu ities ▁( SP NE A , ▁now ▁Historic ▁New ▁England ). ▁ ▁The ▁farm ▁produced ▁food ▁for ▁local ▁and ▁foreign ▁mark ets . ▁Loc ated ▁near ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Case y ▁Farm ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁materials ▁imported ▁from ▁England , ▁en abling ▁its ▁early ▁own ers ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁fashion able ▁manner . ▁ ▁Pro s per ity ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁New port ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁farm ▁settled ▁into ▁a ▁pattern ▁of ▁abs ente e ▁ownership . ▁Starting ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Case y ▁family ▁began ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁farm . ▁They ▁le ased ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁ten ant ▁far mers ▁but ▁retained ▁two ▁rooms ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁occas ional ▁summer ▁use , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁regard ▁the ▁farm ▁as ▁their ▁ancest ral ▁home . ▁ ▁Case