National Register of Historic Places - Rhode Island (RI), Bristol County

Bristol County Rhode Island (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bristol Waterfront Historic District, Poppasquash Farms Historic District and Warren Waterfront Historic District, Alfred Drowne Road Historic District and Barrington Civic Center.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bristol County places including William R. Walker, Russell Warren, Carpenter & Wilson Stone, May Mason, Lewis Thompson Fisher, Martin & Hall and George Anthony Gladding. Prominent architectural styles found in Bristol Country are Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival and Greek Revival.

Alfred Drowne Road Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000584)

Alfred Drowne Rd., Annawamscutt Rd., Washington Rd. , Barrington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mason, May

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Barrington Civic Center (added 1976 - - #76000198)

County Rd. , Barrington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Martin & Hall, Stone,Carpenter & Wilson

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Education, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Funerary, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, City Hall, Civic, School

Current Function:

Education, Funerary, Government

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, City Hall, Library, School

Bristol Waterfront Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000053)

Bristol Harbor to E side of Wood St. as far N as Washington St. and S to Walker Cove , Bristol

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Transportation, European, Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

Mixed

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Jennys Lane Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000152)

Jennys Ln., Mathewson & Rumstick Rds. , Barrington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fisher, Lewis Thompson, Gladding, George Anthony

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Poppasquash Farms Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000075)

Off RI 114 , Bristol

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Colonial

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Conservation, Education, Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649

Owner:

Private, State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

Warren Waterfron Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2003 - - #03001000)

Roughly bounded by East Bay Bicycle Path, Wheaton St. and Warren River , Warren

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Maritime History, Social History, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Processing, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Warren Waterfront Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000035)

Bounded roughly by the Warren River, Belcher Cove, and the old town line (includes Main St. to Campbell St.) , Warren

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Walker,William R., Warren,Russell

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Education, European, Architecture, Commerce, Military, Industry, Religion

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling