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Watch Hill Historic District

  • Also Known As: See Also:Flying Horse Carousel also Lighthouses of Rhode Island T
  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by Breen, Watch Hill and E. Hill Rds., Block Island Sound, Little Narragansett Bay, and Pawtucket River
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Particulars for Watch Hill Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Architectural Style Craftsman Bungalow
Criteria Exemplar
Sight Category Historic District
Architectural Style Late 19th and 20th century revivals
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 5th September 1985

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Watch Hill Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by Breen, Watch Hill E. Hill Rds., Block Island Sound, Little Narragansett Bay, Pawtucket River
Registry Number: 85001948
Resource Type: District
Theme Group: Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR (AD)
Owner: Private, Local
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Late 19th and 20th century revivals, Bungalow-craftsman, Late victorian
Area in Acres: 629
Contributing Buildings: 176
Non-Contributing Buildings: 66
Contributing Structures: 1
Non-Contributing Structures: 1
Contributing Objects: 2
Other Certification: Additional documentation
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Community Planning and Development, Architecture, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1925-1949
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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