Historic places in Cumberland, Rhode Island

Cumberland in Providence County has 13 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 9 buildings, 3 districts, 1 site. The first was listed in 1974 and the most recent in 2019. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, industry, agriculture.

Featured sites

Arnold Mills Historic District
Arnold Mills Historic DistrictCumberland, RI · District
Ashton Historic District
Ashton Historic DistrictCumberland, RI · District
Jillson, Luke, House
Jillson, Luke, HouseCumberland, RI · Building
Whipple-Jenckes House
Whipple-Jenckes HouseCumberland, RI · Building

Every National Register listing in Cumberland

  1. Arnold Mills Historic District

    Listed December 28, 1978 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitectureReligion

    Arnold Mills Historic District is a historic district encompassing a modest 19th-century mill village in eastern Cumberland, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    E of Cumberland Hill at Sneech Pond, Attleboro, and Abbott Run Valley Rds. · NPS record #78000070

  2. Ashton Historic District

    Listed November 1, 1984 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryCommunity Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Ashton Historic District is a historic district in Cumberland, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly Mendon, Scott, and Old Angell Rds., Store Hill Rd., Front and Middle Sts. · NPS record #84000367

  3. Jillson, Luke, House (also Fisk House; Jillson-Thomas-Fiske House)

    Listed August 12, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Luke Jillson House, also known as the Fisk House, is a historic house in Cumberland, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000141

  4. Whipple-Jenckes House (also Liberty Jenckes House)

    Listed November 5, 1992 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The house was built around the year 1750, enlarged slightly in 1780, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #92001541

  5. Burlingame-Noon House

    Listed February 15, 1974 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Burlingame–Noon House is a historic house built around 1800 in Cumberland, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #74000048

  6. Cole, John, Farm (also Intervale Farm)

    Listed August 16, 1977 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    AgricultureArchitecture

    The main farmhouse, a 1+1⁄2-story Cape style wood-frame structure, was built c. 1770 by John Cole not long after his acquisition of the property. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #77000025

  7. Cumberland Town Hall Historic District

    Listed October 21, 2019 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentPolitics/GovernmentEducationArchitecture

    The Cumberland Town Hall District is a historic district encompassing two buildings of civic and architectural significance in Cumberland, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    45 Broad St. and 16 Mill St. · NPS record #100004532

  8. Furnace Carolina Site (also RI-2045; Abbott Run)

    Listed May 10, 1993 · Site · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryHistoric - Non-AboriginalExploration/Settlement

    The Furnace Carolina Site (also known as RI-2045; Abbott Run; Arnold Mills Furnace) is an historic site of a blast furnace in Cumberland, Rhode Island along the Abbott Run river. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #93000341

  9. Metcalf-Franklin Farm (also Franklin Farm)

    Listed June 7, 2007 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    AgricultureArchitecture

    It has been farmed by two family owners, the Metcalf family (1801–1857) and the Franklin family (1857–2005). [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #07000526

  10. Naushon Company Plant (also Tilton Mills; Hansahoe Mfg. Co.)

    Listed December 13, 2016 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureIndustry

    The Naushon Company Plant is a historic textile mill complex at 32 Meeting Street in Cumberland, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    32 Meeting St. · NPS record #16000854

  11. St. Joseph's Church Complex

    Listed August 12, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    St. [Wikipedia]

    1303--1317 Mendon Rd. · NPS record #82000007

  12. Tower, Lewis, House

    Listed August 30, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Lewis Tower House is an historic house in Cumberland, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000010

  13. Tower-Flagg Barn Complex

    Listed May 20, 1998 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureAgriculture

    The Tower–Flagg Barn Complex is (or was) a historic site in Cumberland, Rhode Island at 100 Abbott Run Valley Road. [Wikipedia]

    100 Abbott Run Valley Rd. · NPS record #98000574

Other towns in Providence County

Albion1 listingBurrillville6 listingsCentral Falls14 listingsCranston23 listingsCumberland (Berkeley)1 listingCumberland Hill1 listingEast Providence26 listingsEsmond1 listingFoster9 listingsGlocester4 listingsHarmony1 listingJohnston11 listingsLincoln18 listingsLonsdale1 listingNorth Providence8 listingsNorth Scituate1 listingNorth Smithfield8 listingsPawtucket58 listingsProvidence176 listingsScituate10 listingsSlatersville1 listingSmithfield8 listingsSmithville1 listingUnion Village1 listingValley Falls1 listingWoonsocket45 listings

Being on the National Register does not mean a property is open to the public. Many are private homes; please respect owners and view from public roads.