National Historic Landmarks
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Rhode Island's National Historic Landmarks are distributed across all five of Rhode Island's counties.
| Landmark name | Image | Date declared | Locality | County | Description | |
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| Aldrich !Nelson W. Aldrich House | 01976-12-08December 8, 1976 | Providence |
Providence | Federal-style home of Aldrich, a U.S. Senator and one of the most powerful men in Washington around the turn of the 20th century. Today home to the Rhode Island Historical Society. | ||
| Arcade !The Arcade | 01976-05-11May 11, 1976 | Providence |
Providence | First enclosed shopping mall in U.S., built in 1828. | ||
| Arnold !Eleazer Arnold House | 01968-11-24November 24, 1968 | Lincoln |
Providence | Arnold House, 1691. | ||
| Bella !Isaac Bell, Jr., House | 01997-09-25September 25, 1997 | Newport |
Newport | First major Shingle-style house | ||
| Bellevue !Bellevue Avenue Historic District | 01976-05-11May 11, 1976 | Newport |
Newport | Mansions, many exemplary of period styles, built here by summer vacationers in late 19th and early 20th centuries. | ||
| Block !Block Island South East Light | 01997-09-25September 25, 1997 | New Shoreham |
Washington | An 1874 Victorian Gothic brick lighthouse. | ||
| Breakers !The Breakers | 01994-10-12October 12, 1994 | Newport |
Newport | This mansion was built in the 1890s as the summer house of Cornelius Vanderbilt II. | ||
| Brick !Brick Market | 01960-10-09October 9, 1960 | Newport |
Newport | Sophisticated Classical-style Colonial building. | ||
| Brown !John Brown House | 01968-11-24November 24, 1968 | Providence |
Providence | Georgian home of John Brown, benefactor of Brown University, built in 1786. | ||
| Chateau !Chateau-sur-Mer | 02006-02-17February 17, 2006 | Newport |
Newport | This 1852 French villa was built for merchant William Shepard Wetmore. It was the first great Newport mansion of the late 19th century. | ||
| Cocums !Cocumscossoc Archeological Site | 01993-04-12April 12, 1993 | Wickford |
Washington | Area around Smith's Castle, one of Rhode Island's oldest houses, built on the site of an early trading post established by Roger Williams. | ||
| College !College Hill Historic District | 01970-12-30December 30, 1970 | Providence |
Providence | Original 120 acres (30 ha) of Providence as laid out by Roger Williams; today populated by many well-preserved historic homes, Brown University, and Rhode Island School of Design. | ||
| Corliss !Corliss-Carrington House | 01970-12-30December 30, 1970 | Providence |
Providence | Well-preserved example of an Adamesque-Federal style townhouse from 1812, with decorative wrought iron columns. | ||
| Crescent !Crescent Park Looff Carousel | 01987-02-27February 27, 1987 | East Providence |
Providence | Well-preserved, working carousel by Charles I.D. Looff from 1895; extremely detailed workmanship. | ||
| Elms !The Elms | 01996-06-19June 19, 1996 | Newport |
Newport | Summer "cottage" and estate of Edward J. Berwind in Classical Revival style. | ||
| First Baptist !First Baptist Meetinghouse | 01960-10-09October 9, 1960 | Providence |
Providence | Oldest congregation in the United States, founded by Roger Williams in 1638. Current building dates to 1775. | ||
| Fleur !Fleur-de-lys Studios | 01992-10-05October 5, 1992 | Providence |
Providence | Collaboration by Sydney Richmond Burleigh and Edmund Willson is a key early work by American Arts and Crafts Movement. | ||
| Flying !Flying Horse Carousel | 01987-02-27February 27, 1987 | Watch Hill |
Washington | One of the earliest American carousels still in operation, dating to 1876. The horses are suspended from chains, giving it its name. | ||
| Fort Adams !Fort Adams | 01970-12-08December 8, 1970 | Newport |
Newport | Site of fortifications since 1799, most of the extant facilities date to the mid-19th century. Fort Adams was the principal defense site for Narragansett Bay. | ||
| Greene !Gen. Nathanael Greene Homestead | 01972-11-28November 28, 1972 | Coventry |
Kent | Homestead of American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene | ||
| Griswold !John N. A. Griswold House | 02000-05-16May 16, 2000 | Newport |
Newport | An early work of architect Richard Morris Hunt, this Stick style house was built in 1864 for China merchant John Griswold. | ||
| Hopkins !Gov. Stephen Hopkins House | 01971-11-11November 11, 1971 | Providence |
Providence | Home of Stephen Hopkins, colonial and state governor, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence | ||
| Hunter !Hunter House | 01968-11-24November 24, 1968 | Newport |
Newport | Its oldest parts dating to 1748, this house is an excellent example of Georgian frame house, with many interior features and original furnishings. | ||
| Ives !Thomas P. Ives House | 01970-12-30December 30, 1970 | Providence |
Providence | An Adamesque-Federal style house, built in the early 1800s. | ||
| King Edward !Edward King House | 01970-12-30December 30, 1970 | Newport |
Newport | This Richard Upjohn-designed Italian villa house was built for a local merchant and was the largest in the city at time of its 1847 completion. | ||
| Kingscote !Kingscote | 01996-06-19June 19, 1996 | Newport |
Newport | 1839 Gothic Revival house by Richard Upjohn was the first summer residence in Newport. | ||
| Lippitt !Governor Henry Lippitt House | 01976-05-11May 11, 1976 | Providence |
Providence | This well-preserved 1865 Italianate villa-style house was built for Governor Henry Lippitt. It is now a house museum, with original interior furnishings by architect Henry Childs. | ||
| Marble !Marble House | 01976-02-17February 17, 1976 | Newport |
Newport | Designed by Richard Morris Hunt for William Kissam Vanderbilt, this was one of the earliest Beaux Arts houses in the U.S.; it helped begin the trend of building mansions in Newport. | ||
| Newport Casino !Newport Casino | 01987-02-27February 27, 1987 | Newport |
Newport | Early McKim, Mead and White Shingle-style building; also one of the first social clubs to include recreational facilities. Home to International Tennis Hall of Fame. | ||
| Newport Historic !Newport Historic District | 01968-11-24November 24, 1968 | Newport |
Newport | A well-preserved collection of colonial-era buildings in central Newport. | ||
| Nightingale !Nightingale-Brown House | 01989-06-29June 29, 1989 | Providence |
Providence | One of the most accomplished great Georgian houses in the country; later contributions by Richard Upjohn and grounds by Frederick Law Olmsted | ||
| Ocean !Ocean Drive Historic District | 01976-05-11May 11, 1976 | Newport |
Newport | Long road along southern shore of Newport dotted with later, smaller summer homes and seaside views. | ||
| Old Slater !Old Slater Mill | 01966-11-13November 13, 1966 | Pawtucket |
Providence | The first commercially viable textile mill in the United States. | ||
| Old Colony !Old State House (Rhode Island) | 01960-10-09October 9, 1960 | Newport |
Newport | A well-preserved Georgian public building from colonial era, it served as the meeting place of colonial, and later state, legislatures until the 20th century. | ||
| Original !Original U.S. Naval War College | 01964-01-29January 29, 1964 | Newport |
Newport | Built in the 1820s as Newport's poorhouse and later donated to the Navy, Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan first gave the lectures here that later became The Influence of Sea Power upon History, an important work on naval warfare. | ||
| Redwood !Redwood Library | 01960-10-09October 9, 1960 | Newport |
Newport | Founded in 1747, this library is the oldest to still occupy its original facilities. | ||
| Reynolds !Joseph Reynolds House | 01983-07-28July 28, 1983 | Bristol |
Bristol | The oldest known three-story timber frame house in New England, built in 1700, it was used as headquarters by Lafayette during the Rhode Island campaign in 1778. | ||
| Sherman !William Watts Sherman House | 01970-12-30December 30, 1970 | Newport |
Newport | This house was built for banker William Watts Sherman by H. H. Richardson in 1875, and is recognized as a prototype of the Shingle style of architecture. | ||
| Site !Site of Battle of Rhode Island | 01974-05-30May 30, 1974 | Portsmouth |
Newport | Site of the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island, a successful defense of Aquidneck Island by British forces in the American Revolutionary War. | ||
| Stuart !Gilbert Stuart Birthplace | 01965-12-21December 21, 1965 | Saunderstown |
Washington | Birthplace of noted portraitist Gilbert Stuart. | ||
| Trinity !Trinity Church (Newport) | 01968-11-24November 24, 1968 | Newport |
Newport | Oldest parish church in Rhode Island; its early 18th-century design is modeled on Boston's Old North Church. | ||
| University !University Hall, Brown University | 01962-06-13June 13, 1962 | Providence |
Providence | This first building on the Brown University campus, built in 1770. | ||
| Vernon !Vernon House | 01968-11-24November 24, 1968 | Newport |
Newport | Sophisticated Georgian frame home used as headquarters by Rochambeau during the American Revolutionary War. | ||
| Wanton !Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House | 01960-10-09October 9, 1960 | Newport |
Newport | Built circa 1697, this is the oldest house in Newport, illustrating the transition from 17th to 18th-century architectural styles. | ||
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