Warwick Civic Center Historic District - Warwick RI
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nomadwillie
N 41° 41.945 W 071° 27.514
19T E 295423 N 4619287
The district is made up of 4 buildings built between 1890 and 1925.
Waymark Code: WMNR17
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2015
Views: 4
The area was first settled in 1643 and was one of the four independent Narragansett Bay settlements that formed the colony of Rhode Island. The old Tow's Clerk Office built in 1834 was torn down to make way for the new Town Hall. built in 1893. In 1854 the Kentish Artillery, charted in 1797, permission was granted to erect an armory on the Town House lot. Also built on the Town House lot was a firefighting apparatus manned by volunteer firemen. The last to be erected on the Town House lot was a free library.
Street address:
Post Rd
Warwick, RI
County / Borough / Parish: Kent
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Defense, Education, Government
Current function: Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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