Ocean Road Historic District
Ocean Road Historic District is a district in Narragansett, Rhode Island, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1982.
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Last checked October 31, 2026 - Location
- Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island
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History
The Ocean Road Historic District is a residential historic district, encompassing an area of fashionable summer houses built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The area is located south of The Towers, the center of the Narragansett Pier area, extending along Ocean Road roughly from Hazard Street to Wildfield Farm Road. Many of the 45 houses in the district were built between about 1880 and 1900, with a few built earlier and later. The Shingle style is prominent in the architectural styles found, including among houses designed by architects, including McKim, Mead & White and William Gibbons Preston. The most unusual property is called Hazard's Castle, a rambling stone structure built beginning in the 1840s by Joseph Peace Hazard, who was a major landowner in the area prior to its development in the 1880s.
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.
Other listings in Narragansett
- Anthony-Kinney Farm Building · listed 2013
- Dunmere District · listed 2005
- Earlscourt Historic District District · listed 1982
- Point Judith Lighthouse Structure · listed 1988
- Central Street Historic Distriict District · listed 1982
- Druidsdream Building · listed 1989
- Dunes Club, The Building · listed 2015
- Gardencourt Building · listed 1982
- Greene Inn Building · listed 1976
- Narragansett Baptist Church Building · listed 1977
- Narragansett Pier Life Saving Station Building · listed 1976
- Towers Historic District District · listed 1982
- Towers, The Building · listed 1969
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