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Chepachet is a village and census-designated place (CDP) [2] in the town of Glocester in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is centered at the intersection of U.S. Route 44 (a.k.a. Putnam Pike) and Rhode Island Route 102 (also known as Victory Highway and Chopmist Hill Road). Chepachet's ZIP code is 02814. As of the ...
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In 1780, Clarke Cooke, a wealthy Newport sea captain built the house nearby on Thames Street, opposite what is now the Blues Cafe, before eventually moving from Thames Street as it commercialized. In the 1970s David W. Ray purchased the building and moved it over a sixth month period in 1973 to Bannister's Wharf.
The restaurant itself is humble, with fewer than 20 tables that in the warmer months expand to picnic tables outside, so the food and the culture it represents are the reasons people make the drive.
Thames Street (along with Marlborough Street) was one of Newport's original two streets officially laid out in Newport in 1654 and providing access to the city's many wharfs. The street takes its name from the River Thames in London , England, an area from which many of the early colonists migrated.
Both sides of U.S. Route 44 (roughly from the intersection of U.S. Route 44 and RI 102 north to the intersection of RI 100 and RI 102) and radiating 41°54′46″N 71°40′00″W / 41.912778°N 71.666667°W / 41.912778; -71.666667 ( Chepachet Village Historic
The Southern Thames Historic District encompasses the commercial and residential area immediately to the south of the colonial center of Newport, Rhode Island.This area, covering about 135 acres (55 ha), was developed both residentially and commercially between about 1850 and 1920, with the majority of its growth coming in the late 19th century.
Chepachet Village Historic District: March 31, 1971 : Both sides of U.S. Route 44 (roughly from the intersection of U.S. Route 44 and RI 102 north to the intersection of RI 100 and RI 102) and radiating: Glocester: 2: Cherry Valley Archeological Site, RI-279