Westerly Downtown Historic District

The Westerly Downtown Historic District is a historic district encompassing most of the commercial and civic district of Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. It extends from Broad and Union Streets eastward along High Street, and north along Canal Street to Railroad Avenue, where it extends to include the historic railroad station. The district contains a compact and cohesive collection of commercial and civic buildings built primarily during the last three decades of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th century, including the Old Town Hall (1872–74), the current Town Hall (1912), the Spanish Colonial railroad station (1912), and the Greek Revival post office (1914).[2]

Westerly Downtown Historic District
View west along Broad Street (US 1 southbound), 2008
LocationWesterly, Rhode Island
Area24.7 acres (10.0 ha)
Built1840
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.84002055 [1] (original)
95001288 (increase 1)
07001297 (increase 2)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984
Boundary increasesNovember 7, 1995
December 19, 2007

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, with minor expansions in 1995 and 2007.[1]

Representative Contributing Structures

Among the contributing buildings of the Westerly Downtown Historic District are the following:

  • Westerly Memorial and Public Library (completed 1894; addition 1924).
  • Westerly Railroad Station (completed 1912).
  • Postcard view circa 1915 of railroad station.
  • Town Hall & Courthouse (completed 1912).
  • Westerly Post Office (completed 1914).
  • Industrial Trust Company (completed 1916).
  • Washington Trust Co. Building (completed 1925).

See also

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


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