When the Kauffmans bought the property in the mid-1980s, it included a modest two-bedroom summer cottage.

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One of the more dramatic sights was in Matunuck, a village in South Kingstown where several beachfront dwellings at a historic 377-cottage summer colony were ripped apart by the storm.

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Last summer she was near the cottage when a car pulled up bearing American tourists who had read about Bryngwyn and wanted to see it.

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The cottage has views of the cove and river and can be used as a primary residence, or summer rental.

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During the summer 2005 recess, she wanted to work in the constituency for 10 days and it was cheaper to rent a cottage with her family than staying in a hotel.

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