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The Lippitt Hill Historic District is a historic district in Providence, Rhode Island along Hope Road between Laten Knight Road and Hope Road's junction with Burlingame Road and Lippitt Avenue. This area was settled by Moses Lippitt, who in 1735 built a Georgian farmhouse for his son Christopher.
The Samuel Clarke House is a residential structure dating to c. 1691, one of the earliest surviving houses in the State of Rhode Island, US. It is the central building of the "Samuel Clarke Farm", now a 40-acre parcel in Kenyon, Rhode Island, within the town of Richmond. The farm is bordered to the west by the Beaver River.
Federal Hill is a neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island.It lies immediately west of the city's Downtown, across Interstate 95.Since the late 19th century, Federal Hill has been an enclave of Providence's Italian American community; today the neighborhood is noted for its abundance of Italian restaurants, markets, and cultural establishments.
The oldest building in Rhode Island tested using dendrochronology was the Clemence-Irons House (1691) in Johnston, although the Lucas–Johnston House in Newport holds some timbers which were felled prior to 1650, but likely reused from an earlier building.
The Old Canteen was an Italian restaurant in Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island, opened by Joe Marzilli in 1956.They were Rhode Island’s oldest family owned restaurant and noted for their famous guests, particularly Mayor Buddy Cianci (when he died in 2016, they left his regular table empty in his honor) who has brought Frank Sinatra with him to dine.
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Roger Williams Park is an elaborately landscaped 427-acre (173 ha) city park in Providence, Rhode Island and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is named after Roger Williams, the founder of the city of Providence and the primary founder of the state of Rhode Island.
It was also used for large meetings, including as a Rhode Island General Assembly meeting place, a courthouse, and a city hall. [2] Mayes obtained a tavern license in 1687, and his son William Mayes Jr. operated it through the early eighteenth century. [2] The operation was named "The White Horse Tavern" in 1730 by owner Jonathan Nichols. [2]