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South Kingstown established the Kingston Historic District in 1959, and much of Kingston village became a National Register historic district in 1974 as Kingston Village Historic District. The historic district is located just outside the campus of the University of Rhode Island and contains many fine examples of 18th and 19th century ...
The South County History Center, which formerly operated as the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, is a nonprofit organization in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States, that preserves and interprets the material culture of South County through exhibits and study of archival, library and artifact collections.
Kingston is a historic railroad station located on the Northeast Corridor in the village of West Kingston, in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island.It was built at this location in 1875 by the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad, replacing earlier stations dating back to the opening of the line in 1837.
The Tavern Hall Preservation Society was founded in 1911 as the Tavern Hall Club by Robert A. Lichtenthaeler and four other professors from Rhode Island State College at the Hagar House on Old North Road in Kingston, Rhode Island to foster understanding and cooperation between the people of the Village of Kingston and the community of students, faculty, administrators and staff at the college.
South Kingstown 1754 Rumored to have been a tavern; Private home located on Old Post Road (Route 1) [13] The farm land is now protected by the South Kingstown Land Trust. [17] Henry Marchant House: South Kingstown pre 1760 Located off of South County Trail (Route 2)
Discover the rich tapestry of RI's melting pot history as we delve into a century of diverse stories hidden within dual addresses on Potters Ave. RI's melting pot: 100 years of shifting ...
Those early settlers who had trading posts in the area of Wickford in what was then the "Narragansett country" and later a part of North Kingstown, Rhode Island: [27] [28] Richard Smith, built a trading post established about 1637 where his house Smith's Castle still stands, rebuilt by Richard, Jr. after King Philip's War
Food, history and beaches: Yankee Magazine named these RI towns among best places to live. With all that charm, it's no wonder Wickford was voted the second best historic small town.