Historic places in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Portsmouth in Bristol, Newport County has 12 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 8 buildings, 2 sites, 2 structures. The first was listed in 1973 and the most recent in 2023. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, military, agriculture. 1 is a National Historic Landmark: Battle of Rhode Island Site. Open to visitors: Union Church.
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Every National Register listing in Portsmouth
Battle of Rhode Island Site (also Battle of Rhode Island Historic District)
The Battle of Rhode Island Site is the partially preserved location of the Battle of Rhode Island, fought August 29, 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. [Wikipedia]
Lehigh Hill and both sides of RI 21 between Medley and Dexter Sts. · NPS record #74002054
Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery (also Friends Meeting House)
The Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse, Parsonage, and Cemetery (also known as Portsmouth Friends Meeting House or Portsmouth Evangelical Friends Church) is a historic Friends meeting house and cemetery of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), at 11 Middle Road and 2232 E. Main Road in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]
11 Middle Rd. and 2232 E. Main Rd. · NPS record #73000053
Borden Farm
There are five historically significant buildings on the 6.2 acres (2.5 ha) that remain of a farm that was once about 44 acres (18 ha). [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #07000528
Farnham Farm (also Dennis Farm)
The farm was started by the Dennis family after the original farms on Prudence Island were burned and destroyed by the British during the American Revolution around the time of the Battle of Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #05001617
Greenvale Farm
Historically used for farmland, a portion of this 53-acre (21 ha) was transformed into an expansive country estate in the 1860s by John Barstow, a Boston merchant. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #80000082
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse (also Hog Island Shoal Light Station)
Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]
S of Hog Island, E passage, Narrangansett Bay · NPS record #88000282
Lawton-Almy-Hall Farm (also Lakeside Farm)
The farm comprises 40 acres (16 ha) of land, and a well-preserved farm complex with elements dating to the 18th century. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #78000068
Oak Glen (also Julia Ward Howe House)
Oak Glen is a historic house at 745 Union Street in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]
745 Union St. · NPS record #78003444
Pine Hill Archeological Site, RI-655
Pine Hill Archeological Site, RI-655 is a prehistoric archaeological site on Prudence Island in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]
Address not published · NPS record #83003803
Prudence Island Lighthouse (also Prudence Island Light Station)
The Prudence Island Lighthouse, more commonly known locally as the Sandy Point Lighthouse, is located on Prudence Island, Rhode Island and is the oldest lighthouse tower in the state. [Wikipedia]
E end of Sandy Pt. on Prudence Island · NPS record #88000270
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
324 East Main Rd. · NPS record #100008600
Union Church (also The Christian Church in the Town of Portsmouth)
The Union Church is an historic church and local history museum owned by the Portsmouth Historical Society at 870 East Main Road at Union Street in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [Wikipedia]
Union St. and E. Main Rd. · NPS record #74000045
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