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Roughly bounded by Windsor Rd., Narragansett Bay, Circuit Dr., and Broad St.; E. side of Narragansett Blvd. between Windsor Rd. & Ocean Ave. 41°46′14″N 71°23′27″W / 41.770556°N 71.390833°W / 41.770556; -71.390833 ( Edgewood Historic District-Taft Estate
Location of Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Latitude and longitude ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
Rhode Island counties (clickable map) This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island. As of May 29, 2015, there are more than 750 listed sites in Rhode Island. All 5 of the counties in Rhode Island have listings on the National Register.
The Cranston Street Armory is an historic building in the Broadway–Armory Historic District of Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1907 at a cost of $650,000.00. The building was occupied by the Rhode Island National Guard from its opening until 1996. Since then, parts of the building have been used as film studios, and some of its ...
Edgewood is located in eastern Cranston, Rhode Island. It is three miles away from Providence. [1] Edgewood is a suburban neighborhood bordering Providence's Washington Park. The area of Edgewood has several National Historic districts. One of the grandest is the Norwood Avenue Historic District . The neighborhood features broad, tree-lined ...
Pawtuxet shops and businesses of the 19th-century may be seen on old advertising maps from about 1862 to 1870. [ 5 ] In the late 19th-century, the Rhodes family developed one of Rhode Island's top attractions called the Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet casino, dance hall, and canoe center.
In 1843 Amasa Sprague, a textile entrepreneur, was beaten to death near what is now St. Ann Cemetery. His alleged murderer, John Gordon, was the last person executed in Rhode Island. [1] By the turn of the 20th century, the city was home to various thriving businesses and industries, attracting large numbers of European immigrants.