Rhode Island - Washington County - Vacant / Not In Use
Washington County Rhode Island (Vacant / Not In Use) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Block Island North Light, Historic Village of the Narragansetts in Charlestown, Lawton's Mill, Narragansett Baptist Church and Plum Beach Lighthouse.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Washington County places including Thomas A. Tefft, Walsh,J.C.,Company, Walker,William R.,& Son, Douglas Smyth and Nardone Construction. Prominent architectural styles found in Washington Country are Federal, Romanesque and Early Commercial.

Allen--Madison House (added 1980 - - #80000015)
Also known as Quarters A (Building D-272)
Post Rd. , North Kingstown
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Block Island North Light (added 1974 - - #74000008)
Also known as Sandy Point Light
Sandy Point (off N end of Corn Neck Rd.) , New Shoreham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Maritime History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Camp Endicott (added 1978 - - #78000015)
Also known as Davisville Construction Battalion Center
Between Seventh and Tenth Sts. , North Kingstown
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility, Naval Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Historic Village of the Narragansetts in Charlestown (added 1973 - - #73000008)
Also known as Former Reservation of the Narragansett Tribe of Indians
Address Restricted , Charlestown
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Native American, Education, Historic - Aboriginal, Agriculture, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Narragansett
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Village Site
Jeffrey, Joseph, House (added 1978 - - #78000017)
S of Carolina on Town House Rd. , Charlestown
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Native American, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Lawton's Mill (added 1980 - - #80000022)
Also known as Albro Mill
Ten Rod Rd. , Exeter
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Narragansett Baptist Church (added 1977 - - #77000010)
Also known as South Ferry Church
S. Ferry Rd. , Narragansett
Vivek7de, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tefft,Thomas A.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Plum Beach Lighthouse (added 1988 - - #88000281)
Off Plum Beach, W Passage, Narragansett Bay , North Kingston
Mtsmallwood, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Shadow Farm (added 1986 - - #86000785)
Kingstown Rd. , South Kingston
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smyth,Douglas
Architectural Style:
Prairie School, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Shaw, Dr. Wiliam G., House (added 1999 - - #72001575)
41 Brown St. , Wickford
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Westerly Armory (added 1996 - - #96001322)
Railroad Ave., W of downtown Westerly , Westerly
Marcbela, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Walsh,J.C.,Company, Walker,William R.,& Son
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Westerly Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2007 - - #07001297)
Also known as Nardone Motors
12 Canal St. , Westerly
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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