Historic places in New Shoreham, Rhode Island

New Shoreham in Washington County has 8 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 buildings, 2 structures, 2 districts. The first was listed in 1974 and the most recent in 2001. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, transportation, maritime history. 1 is a National Historic Landmark: Block Island South East Light.

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Hygeia HouseNew Shoreham, RI · Building

Every National Register listing in New Shoreham

1. Block Island South East Light (also South East Light; Southeast Light)

   Listed September 25, 1997 · Structure · National Historic Landmark (September 25, 1997) · National significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureTransportationMaritime History

   South East Light Rd. · NPS record #97001264

2. Hygeia House (also Hygeia Annex; Seaside House)

   Listed October 22, 2001 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Entertainment/Recreation

   It is a 2-3 story wood-frame structure, four bays wide, with a mansard roof. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #01001156

3. Block Island North Light (also Sandy Point Light)

   Listed May 23, 1974 · Building · National significance · Access information not verified

   TransportationArchitectureMaritime History

   Block Island North Light (Lighthouse), built in 1867, is a historic lighthouse on Block Island, Rhode Island (New Shoreham). [Wikipedia]

   Sandy Point (off N end of Corn Neck Rd.) · NPS record #74000008

4. Block Island South East Light

   Listed August 6, 1990 · Structure · State significance · Access information not verified

   TransportationArchitecture

   Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

   South East Light Rd. at Lighthouse Cove · NPS record #90001131

5. Champlin, Peleg, House

   Listed June 1, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Architecture

   It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and a large central chimney. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #82000016

6. Great Salt Pond Archeological District

   Listed February 15, 1990 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

   PrehistoricHistoric - Aboriginal

   The Great Salt Pond Archeological District is a historic district in New Shoreham, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

   Address not published · NPS record #90000107

7. Old Harbor Historic District

   Listed May 8, 1974 · District · National significance · Access information not verified

   CommerceEntertainment/RecreationArchitecture

   The Old Harbor Historic District is an historic district in the resort community of New Shoreham on Block Island off the southern coast of Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

   Roughly bounded by Atlantic Ocean and Main St. (includes Spring and High Sts. and Main St.) · NPS record #74000012

8. US Weather Bureau Station

   Listed August 4, 1983 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   CommerceScienceArchitecture

   The U.S. Weather Bureau Station is a historic former weather station on Beach Avenue on Block Island, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]

   Beach Ave. · NPS record #83000006

Other towns in Washington County

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.