Historic places in Charlestown, Rhode Island
Charlestown in Washington County has 10 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings, 3 sites, 2 districts. The first was listed in 1970 and the most recent in 1983. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, native american, agriculture.
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Every National Register listing in Charlestown
Shannock Historic District
The Shannock Historic District is a historic mill village located along the Pawcatuck River in the towns of Richmond and Charlestown, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]
Main St., N. Shannock and W. Shannock Rds. · NPS record #83000005
Sheffield House
It is a 1+1⁄2-story, wood-shingled, gambrel-roofed residence, with a large, stone chimney; a simple entry at the left side of a 3-bay, south-facing façade; and a 1-story wing at the left side. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #76000011
Babcock House (also Whistling Chimneys)
Town-level location only · NPS record #76000008
District Schoolhouse No. 2
The District Schoolhouse No. 2 is a historic school building on Old Post Road (Rhode Island Route 1A) in the Cross Mills section of Charlestown, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]
Old Post Rd. · NPS record #80000016
Fort Ninigret (also The Niantic Fort)
Fort Ninigret is a historic fort and trading post site at Fort Neck Road in Charlestown, Rhode Island, built and occupied by European settlers in the seventeenth century. [Wikipedia]
Fort Neck Rd. · NPS record #70000004
Foster Cove Archeological Site (also RI-CH-2)
Foster Cove Archeological Site, designated RI-CH-2 and later RI-16 in state surveys, is a prehistoric archaeological site in Charlestown, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]
Address not published · NPS record #80000018
Historic Village of the Narragansetts in Charlestown (also Former Reservation of the Narragansett Tribe of Indians)
The Historic Village of the Narragansetts in Charlestown is an historic district in Charlestown, Rhode Island encompassing what were for nearly two centuries the reservation lands of the Narragansett people. [Wikipedia]
Address not published · NPS record #73000008
Indian Burial Ground
The Indian Burial Ground is a historic Native American cemetery on Narrow Lane in Charlestown, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]
Narrow Lane · NPS record #70000005
Jeffrey, Joseph, House
The main house is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with a gambrel roof and central chimney, with a small gable-roof ell to the northeast. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #78000017
Stanton, Joseph, House (also Wilcox Tavern and General Stanton Monument)
Town-level location only · NPS record #80000026
Other towns in Washington County
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