Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Rhode Island - Kent County
Kent County Rhode Island (Page 2) has 35 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pawtuxet Village Historic District, Rhode Island State Airport Terminal, Varnum, Gen. James Mitchell, House, Waterman Tavern and Windmill Cottage.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Archaic, Early & Late Woodland and Middle Archaic dating back to 6999 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Kent County historic places including Gen. James Mitchell Varnum, Thomas Tillinghast Sr., Norman Morrison Isham, Christopher Rhodes, Robert E. Quinn and John R. Waterman.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kent County places including Robertson & Adams Jackson, Augustus Truesdell, Post & Truesdell, Walker,William R., & Son, Peck,Thomas & Norton,Stephen, D.M. Thompson, E.E. Cull, David Thompson and Field & Peirce Hoppin. Prominent architectural styles found in Kent Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Meadows Archeological District (added 1983 - - #83003800)
Also known as RI-253A-D
Address Restricted , Warwick
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Archaic, Early & Late Woodland
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Moosup River Site (RI-1153) (added 1987 - - #87002083)
Also known as RI-1153
Address Restricted , Coventry
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Archaic
Period of Significance:
3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Processing Site
Current Function:
Unknown
Paine House (added 1974 - - #74000039)
Also known as Francis Brayton House
Station St. , Coventry
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Pawtuxet Valley Dyeing Company (added 2005 - - #05001296)
Also known as Royal Chemical Co., Pearce Brothers Woolen Mill
9 Howard Ave. , Coventry
Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
More Information:
archives document
Pawtuxet Village Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000050)
Also known as Pawtuxet Village
Bounded roughly by Bayside, S. Atlantic, and Ocean Aves., Pawtuxet and Providence rivers, and Post Rd. , Warwick
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Military, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Outdoor Recreation, Resort, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Resort, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Phenix Baptist Church (added 1999 - - #76002272)
10 Fairview Ave. , Wesy Warwick
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Post & Truesdell, Truesdell,Augustus
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Pontiac Mills (added 1972 - - #72000019)
Knight St. , Warwick
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Read School (added 2002 - - #02000231)
1670 Flat River Rd. , Coventry
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Rhode Island State Airport Terminal (added 1983 - - #83000175)
Also known as US Weather Service Office
572 Occupasstuxet Rd. , Warwick
Marcbela, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jackson,Robertson & Adams
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
archives document
Rhodes, Christopher, House (added 1971 - - #71000015)
25 Post Rd. , Warwick
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Rhodes,Christopher
Significant Year:
1800
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Rice City Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000078)
W of Coventry Center at RI 14 and RI 117 , Coventry
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Rice City Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2000 - - #00000551)
2172 Plainfield Pike , Coventry
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Royal Mill Complex (added 2004 - - #04000377)
Also known as Saybrooke Mfg. Co., Greene Mfg. Co., B.B. and R. Knight
125 Providence St. , West Warwick
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson, David
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Social History, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
South Main Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001064)
Cady, S. Main, and Wood Sts. , Coventry
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Spencer, William B., House (added 2008 - - #08000716)
11 Fairview Ave. , West Warwick
Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Spencer--Shippee--Lillbridge House (added 2011 - - #11000207)
12 Middle Rd, East Greenwich
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
More Information:
archives document
St. Mary's Church and Cemetery (added 1978 - - #78000065)
Church St. , Crompton
WikiPedant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Tillinghast Mill Site (added 1988 - - #88000164)
Also known as Mount Hope Factory;Tillinghast Factory;RI-l649
Address Restricted , East Greenwich
Ghosthux, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Engineering, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
19th C Industrial
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Tillinghast Road Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000167)
Tillinghast Rd. , East Greenwich
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Colonial
Historic Person:
Tillinghast,Thomas,Sr.
Significant Year:
1972
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Trafalgar Site, RI-639 (added 1983 - - #83003801)
Address Restricted , Warwick
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Archaic
Period of Significance:
3000-3499 BC, 2500-2999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Valley Queen Mill (added 1984 - - #84001880)
Also known as Original Bradford Soap Works
700 Providence St. , West Warwick
Marcbela, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson,D.M., Peck,Thomas & Norton,Stephen
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
More Information:
archives document
Varnum, Gen. James Mitchell, House (added 1971 - - #71000016)
57 Peirce St. , East Greenwich
Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Varnum,Gen. James Mitchell
Significant Year:
1773
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Warwick Civic Center Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000079)
Post Rd. , Warwick
Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hoppin,Field & Peirce, Walker,William R., & Son
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, City Hall, Fire Station, Library
Current Function:
Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Government Office, Library, Museum
More Information:
archives document
Warwick Lighthouse (added 1988 - - #88000268)
Also known as Warwick Light Station
1350 Warwick Neck Ave. , Warwick
Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
More Information:
archives document
Waterman Tavern (added 1974 - - #74000040)
Maple Valley Rd. , Coventry
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Military
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
archives document
Waterman, John R., House (added 1983 - - #83000176)
100 Old Homestead Rd. , Warwick
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Waterman,John R.
Significant Year:
1800
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Waterman, William, House (added 1980 - - #80000080)
Also known as Potter--Hall--Moore House
RI 102 , Coventry
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Weaver, Clement--Daniel Howland House (added 1987 - - #87001977)
Also known as Clement Weaver House
125 Howland Rd. , East Greenwich
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Isham,Norman Morrison
Significant Year:
1937, 1679
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Weaver, Clement--Daniel Howland House (added 1995 - - #95001266)
Also known as Clement Weaver House
125 Howland Rd. , East Greenwich
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
West Greenwich Baptist Church and Cemetery (added 1978 - - #78000066)
Plain Meeting House and Liberty Hill Rds. , West Greenwich Center
Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
West Winds (added 1993 - - #93000425)
Also known as Burlingame-Quinn House
300 Wakefield St. , West Warwick
Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Federal
Historic Person:
Quinn, Robert E.
Significant Year:
1820, 1923, 1740
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Whitmarsh, Col. Micah, House (added 1971 - - #71000017)
Also known as Reynolds, John, House
294 Main St. , East Greenwich
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Wickes, Oliver A., House (added 1983 - - #83000177)
794 Major Potter Rd. , Warwick
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Wilson--Winslow House (added 1993 - - #93001182)
Also known as Windy Parks Farm
2414 Harkney Hill Rd. , Coventry
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cull, E.E., Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Windmill Cottage (added 1973 - - #73000051)
144 Division St. , East Greenwich
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Literature, Education, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document

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