North End Historic District (Westerly, Rhode Island)

The North End Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in northwestern Westerly, Rhode Island. The area traces the industrial development of Westerly, with proximity to both its central business district as well as water-based textile mills, and stone quarries further inland. Most of the district's architecture was built between 1832 and 1955. The district is bounded on the east by High Street; on the south by properties on Friendship, West, Pleasant Streets, Marriott Avenue and Industrial Drive; on the west by properties on Pleasant, Canal, Pierce and Pond Streets; and on the north by properties on Pond, Pierce, Pearl, and High Streets, and Turano Avenue.[2]

North End Historic District
Nathan P. Dixon House
LocationWesterly, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°23′16″N 71°49′38″W
Area150 acres (0.61 km2)
ArchitectMultiple
MPSWesterly MRA
NRHP reference No.06000298 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 2006

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 2006.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for North End Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-13.


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