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Crandall settled in Westerly in 1661, and the early history of Westerly contains many references to him and his sons. The Town of Westerly was founded on May 13, 1669 on the eastern shore of Pawcatuck River. There was no defined border between Connecticut and Rhode Island until 1720. [6]
The Westerly Downtown Historic District is a historic district encompassing most of the commercial and civic district of Westerly, Rhode Island, United States.It extends from Broad and Union Streets eastward along High Street, and north along Canal Street to Railroad Avenue, where it extends to include the historic railroad station.
September 5, 1985 (Roughly bounded by Breen, Watch Hill, and E. Hill Rds., Block Island Sound, Little Narragansett Bay, and the Pawtucket River Westerly: Well-preserved Victorian seaside resort area
The early Rhode Island inhabitants named in the Rhode Island Royal Charter, dated July 8, 1663 and signed with the royal seal by King Charles II; this charter was the basis for Rhode Island's government for nearly two centuries: [38] Author: John Clarke; Governor: Benedict Arnold; Deputy Governor: William Brenton; Assistants: William Baulston ...
The Main Street Historic District of Westerly, Rhode Island, encompasses a predominantly residential section of Main Street and adjoining Maple Avenue and School Street.. The district includes nineteen houses, which are predominantly Greek Revival, Italianate, and Second Empire in style, as well as the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church, a Greek Revival structure built 1847
Watch Hill is an affluent coastal neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. [1] It sits at the most-southwestern point in Rhode Island. It came to prominence in the late 19th and early 20th century as an exclusive summer resort, with wealthy families building ...
Wilcox Park (14 acres (5.7 ha)) is a park and arboretum located at 44 High Street, Westerly, Rhode Island.It is open to the public from dawn to 9 pm, without fee, and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973 as Wilcox Park Historic District.
High Watch (formerly named Holiday House but locally known as the Harkness House) is an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m 2) home in Watch Hill, a historic district in Westerly, Rhode Island, United States.