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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 5, 2023
The Smith House
1 Rhode Island, Bristol County, Bristol — Smith House
This property contributes to the Bristol Historic District Smith House Placed on the National Register of Historic Places 1974Map (db m222912) HM
2 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — 77 Division Street
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m223140) HM
3 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Alfred Smith HouseCirca 1845 — 12 Mount Vernon Street —
This was the home of Mr. Smith until his death in 1886. As a Real Estate Broker he helped to develop the land along Bellevue Avenue. This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States . . . Map (db m223109) HM
4 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Buliod-Perry Housec. 1750 — NRF Founded by Doris Duke 1968 —
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m48689) HM
5 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Chateau-sur-Mer & Its Neighbors: A Victorian District Preserved
The buildings surrounding Chateau-sur-Mer capture the spirit of Newport in the High Victorian era. This block preserves one of the greatest concentrations of Victorian architecture and landscape design in Newport from the period 1850 to 1890. The . . . Map (db m48609) HM
6 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Christopher Ellery Houseca. 1750 — 80 Division Street —
Christopher Ellery House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c 1750Map (db m223142) HM
7 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Elisha Johnson Housec. 1750 — 86 Spring Street —
This Property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.Map (db m66366) HM
8 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Hunter House54 Washington Street
has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States U.S. . . . Map (db m48093) HM
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9 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — The Breakers
Built 1893 - 1895 has been designated a National Historic Landmark This building possesses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1994 National Park Service United States Department of the . . . Map (db m76659) HM
10 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — The New Jersey Housec. 1800 — NRF Founded by Doris Duke 1968 —
This Property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.Map (db m66362) HM
11 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Touro Synagogue
The results of the religious toleration upon which Newport was founded are nowhere more evident than in the houses of worship clustered within a few hundred feet of this location: Touro Synagogue, the Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House, the United . . . Map (db m48580) HM
12 Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Wilbour-Ellery House1801 — 51 Touro Street —
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m48691) HM
13 Rhode Island, Providence County, Lincoln — Splendid Mansion of Eleazer Arnold
Splendid Mansion of Eleazer Arnold Built 1687 placed by Rhode Island Independence Chapter Daughters of the American RevolutionMap (db m196826) HM
14 Rhode Island, Providence County, Pawtucket — A Mechanic's LifeBlackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Slater Mill Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Tradition holds that Ebenezer Jenks built the house in front of you in the mid-1700s. He was the grandson of Pawtucket's first settler, Joseph Jenks, Jr. By the end of the 1700s, Sylvanus Brown, a mechanic owned the place. He welcomed Samuel . . . Map (db m151660) HM
15 Rhode Island, Providence County, Pawtucket — Daggett House
Built in 1685, this is the oldest standing house in Pawtucket and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now operated by the Pawtucket Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. For tour Hours Contact the Park OfficeMap (db m45087) HM
16 Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — Court and State House
This edifice of which the older portion was begun in the year of Our Lord 1760 and first occupied in 1762 was used as Court and State House by the Colony and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations until the year 1900Map (db m56158) HM
17 Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — First Town House of Providence
On this lot stood the first town house of Providence here from time to time Roger Williams presided over freemen from 1644-1647Map (db m56159) HM
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18 Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — Providence Preservation Organizations Reported damaged
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Preservation Preservation & Heritage Commission [The left half of this section has been removed and makes the section illegible] Rhode Island Historical Society A short distance from here . . . Map (db m151714) HM
19 Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — Stephen Hopkins1707 - 1785 — Merchant and Ship Builder —
Ten times Governor of Rhode Island Chief Justice of the Superior Court Chancellor of Brown University Member of the Colonial Congress Signer of the Declaration of Independence Lived in this house 1743-1785 Washington was here a guest . . . Map (db m56030) HM
20 Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — The Century to Statehood Reported permanently removed
In the 1700's, the open shoreline on the west side of the street gradually filled with shops and houses. Stores backed onto the cove and often had docks extending into the water for easy loading of wares in the flourishing colonial trade. Between . . . Map (db m76655) HM
21 Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Elmwood — 220 Lexington Avenue
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior circa 1907Map (db m222475) HM
22 Rhode Island, Washington County, North Kingstown, Saunderstown — Gilbert Stuart Birthplace
Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States. U.S. Department . . . Map (db m65655) HM
 
 
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