Windmill Hill Historic District
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Location | Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA |
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Coordinates | 41°31′35″N 71°22′59″W / 41.52639°N 71.38306°WCoordinates: 41°31′35″N 71°22′59″W / 41.52639°N 71.38306°W |
Architect | Unknown |
Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian |
NRHP reference # | 78000067 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 2, 1978 |
The Windmill Hill Historic District is a historic district encompassing a large rural landscape in Jamestown, Rhode Island. It is bounded on the north by Eldred Avenue, on the east by East Shore Road, on the south by Great Creek, and on the west by Narragansett Bay. The area's historical resources included six farmsteads, as well as the Quaker Meetinghouse, the Jamestown Windmill, and its associated miller's house and barn. The area is predominantly rolling hills with open pastureland and forest.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The area is also rich in prehistoric evidence of Native American occupation, which is the subject of the Jamestown Archeological District listing on the National Register.[2]
- Friends Meeting House with Jamestown Windmill in background
- rear view of the Friends Meeting House (Quaker)
- View of Watson Farm down to the shore of Narragansett Bay
See also
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- Watson Farm, a museum farm operated by Historic New England located in the district
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "Windmill Hill Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-394, "Benjamin Carr Farm, Route 138 (Eldred Avenue) & Helm Street, Jamestown, Newport County, RI", 4 photos, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. RI-398, "Friends' Burial Ground, Eldred & Beacon Avenues, Jamestown, Newport County, RI", 3 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. RI-395, "George C. Carr Farm, Eldred Avenue & North Road, Jamestown, Newport County, RI", 3 photos, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. RI-396, "Nicholas Carr Farm, Bounded by North, Weeden, & East Shore Roads, Jamestown, Newport County, RI", 7 photos, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page