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Saint Paul's Church (Pawtucket, Rhode Island)

St. Paul's Church is a historic Episcopal church at 50 Park Place in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It is a stone Gothic Revival structure, designed by Sanders & Thornton of Providence and built in 1901, for a congregation established in 1816. The property also includes a Guild Hall, built in the Tudor Revival style in 1915, and a 1963 brick office wing. A Revere bell hangs in the church belfry. The church reported 252 members in 2021 and 136 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported nationally in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $0.00. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) in 2024 was zero persons. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Pawtucket, Rhode Island References
Saint Paul Church (Cranston, Rhode Island)

Saint Paul Church, located in Cranston, Rhode Island, is a church and parish of the Diocese of Providence. History Saint Paul Church was founded in 1907 in the Edgewood section of Cranston. The founding pastor, Father Michael McCabe, resolved that a permanent Church would not be built until a suitable school had been erected for the education of the children of the parish. The building of the school preceded the completion of the church for several years. Architecture Saint Paul church was designed in the neo-Gothic style, begun in 1929, by the firm of ecclesiastical architect Ambrose J. Murphy, with Samuel M. Morino as chief architect. The design of the church was "hoped to be the equal of any church in the diocese of Providence." The church's "crowning glory" is its stained-glass windows portraying scenes from the Bible and the lives of the Saints. The glass was designed by the firm of Earl Edward Sanborn of Boston, Massachusetts. In 2019, several of these historic windows were damaged by vandals throwing rocks. Services In 2023, Saint Paul Church was served by Father Thomas J. Woodhouse, Paul Shea as Deacon Assistant, and Julie Bradley as Director of Faith Formation. The church also offers service, education, and outreach programs for multiple age groups. Each year, the church offers several adult retreats or nights of recollection. See also Catholic Church in the United States Index of Catholic Church articles Catholic parish church Pastoral care St. Paul's Church (disambiguation) External links St Paul's official website Official website Official site of the Holy See References
Sakonnet River Bridge

The Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge, commonly referred to as the Sakonnet River Bridge, is a four-lane bridge spanning the Sakonnet River in eastern Rhode Island. The bridge carries RI 24 and RI 138 between the communities of Portsmouth and Tiverton, Rhode Island. The current bridge is a box girder bridge that opened in 2012 at a cost of US$120 million (equivalent to US$170,000,000 in 2025). The previous bridge was a truss bridge that was built in 1956 and demolished in 2012 due to severe structural deficiencies. The truss bridge had previously served as a replacement for the Stone Bridge, about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the south. It became part of RI 24 during the 1960s after the completion of the Portsmouth and Tiverton Expressways. At one point, it was briefly considered for inclusion as part of the never-built Interstate 895. In October 2023, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced plans to remove the rest of the bridge, and have scheduled the project for 2026. The department started demolishing the bridge superstructure in 2018. In 2025, the bridge was renamed to honor Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts, a Rhode Island National Guardsman who resided nearby and was killed in 2004 while deployed to Iraq during the war on terror. Tolls In 2003, state officials declared that there would be no tolls on the bridge, but Governor Lincoln Chafee reversed this decision in 2012. The new bridge was opened in August 2013, and the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority began collecting a 10¢ toll from drivers with an E-ZPass transponder using an open road tolling gantry. Those without E-ZPass were expected to call the Authority's office to arrange payment. The toll was imposed in order to keep open the future possibility of higher tolls due to a quirk in federal law. The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority collected a total of $677,570 from August 2013 to May 2014. The toll was removed in June 2014, and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation stated in 2019 that they would not impose any tolls on the bridge in the future. After the toll was removed, opponents asked for a refund of the collected money, and that all tolling equipment be dismantled. References External links Media related to Sakonnet River Bridge at Wikimedia Commons Web site containing engineering impact documents for the replacement of the Sakonnet River Bridge. Web site for Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority Sakonnet River Bridge Decorative Lighting requests.
Sakonnet River Bridge

Le Sakonnet River Bridge est un pont en poutre-caisson situé dans l'état du Rhode Island aux États-Unis. Inauguré en 2012, il traverse la Sakonnet River, bras de mer qui sépare l'île Aquidneck à son extrémité Nord-Est du continent, et relie la ville de Portsmouth à celle de Tiverton. Il remplace un pont en treillis situé à proximité qui avait inauguré en 1956 avant d'être fermé à la circulation en 2012. Sa démolition doit intervenir en 2014. Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Structurae (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Sakonnet River Bridge » (voir la liste des auteurs). Portail du Rhode Island Portail des ponts
Schneider Arena

Schneider Arena is the on-campus ice rink and hockey arena at Providence College. It was named in honor of Herman D. Schneider, the founder of the hockey program and a longtime teacher at the school. It is located at the far northern end of campus, on the corner of Huxley Avenue and Admiral Street, and is notable for the reflective energy-conserving ceiling that was installed in 1992. The arena is also used extensively by local hockey organizations and is the traditional site of the state high school ice hockey championships. It is also occasionally used for concerts, although most school-sponsored concerts are held in Alumni Hall. Due to its low ceiling, it has never been used for basketball. History In 1999, the arena's scoreboard was replaced. The arena was intended to move the hockey team from its various off-campus arenas, such as the Rhode Island Auditorium, one year after the men's basketball team left its own on-campus arena, Alumni Hall, in favor of the larger, downtown Providence Civic Center. On June 16, 2006, Providence College announced an anonymous donation of $340,000 made to be used for renovations to the arena. The original red and yellow seats, which checkerboard throughout the arena, were replaced with modern seats that are black and silver (black and white are the school colors, with silver being the current accent color). In addition, upgrades were made to the Friends of Friar room (behind the east end of the arena), a new training room, new office space, updated locker rooms, and updated concession areas. Shortly after mid-October 2017, the American Hockey League farm team of the NHL's Boston Bruins, the Providence Bruins, announced that they had reached a partnership with Providence College's athletics department to use the Schneider Arena for P-Bruins team practices whenever their own home rink, the Amica Mutual Pavilion is unavailable for such use. References External links Official website
Seamen's Church Institute of Newport

The Seamen's Church Institute is a social service organization and historic building located in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded in 1919, the Institute's mission is to provide men and women of the sea and persons referred from the community a safe haven in which they may find comfort, recreation and benefit. History The Church Institute building was built in 1930 by Edith and Maude Wetmore, daughters of Governor and Senator George Peabody Wetmore (owner of Chateau-sur-Mer). It contains an ornately painted chapel (the work of muralist Durr Freedley), as well as a small library, restaurant, laundry rooms, Wi-Fi and meeting rooms. The building, designed by the architect Frederic Rhinelander King in a Colonial Revival style, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island References External links Media related to Seamen's Church Institute of Newport at Wikimedia Commons Photos and history Official Website
Shakespeare Hall

Shakespeare Hall (also known as Ballou, Johnson & Nichols; Sprague—Knight Building) is an historic commercial building at 128 Dorrance Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It is a six-story masonry structure, originally built as a three-story Greek Revival structure in 1838 to a design by Tallman & Bucklin. Its main facade has retained the massive granite pilasters and five-bay configuration from this period. Originally built to house a theater, the building suffered a massive fire in 1844, leaving only its exterior shell standing. It was afterward rebuilt to its present height, and a separate brick building at its rear was incorporated into its structure in the late 19th century. It was used as a warehouse in the 1860s, and has also housed light industrial operations. Today, the building is used largely for law office space. The hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island References
Shiloh Church (Newport, Rhode Island)

Shiloh Baptist Church (also known as Trinity School House) is a historic former school building and former African American Baptist church in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. History School house In February 1799, the wardens and vestry of Trinity Church voted to build a school house. The funds were provided by a bequest by Nathaniel Kay. The resulting rectangular Georgian structure was 40 feet long and 25 feet wide. It was said that "many of the leading citizens of Newport attended school in this house." The school continued operation until 1867 when the building was purchased by the Shiloh Baptist congregation. Shiloh Baptist Church The Shiloh Church was an African American Baptist congregation founded on May 10, 1864, by Edmund Kelly in a house at 73 Levin Street owned by Esther Brinley. William James Barnett was installed as the first pastor, followed shortly by Theodore Valentine. The congregation met for five years in the Seventh Day Baptist Church, on Barney Street near Spring Street, but desired their own permanent location. In 1868 the members of Shiloh Church purchased the school building on the corner of School and Mary streets from the Trinity Church corporation, at a cost of $2,000." The congregation moved into their new home on February 24, 1869, to a dedicatory sermon preached by Rev. Samuel Adlam. The cost of the church was raised from members over the next fourteen months. Pastor Henry N. Jeter Henry N. Jeter served as pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church for 25 years, starting in 1875. Jeter established a written constitution and expanded the choir. He was known for "diligently uniting the people despite obstacles." The building was renovated in 1873, at a cost of $1,600. An annex was built on the south side of the church in 1884, to house the parish hall. In 1897 the church remodeled the entrance and replaced the glass in the arched windows with stained glass. Twentieth Century The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, at which time it was still owned by the Shiloh Baptist Society. By 2020, it was operating as a bed and breakfast. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island References External links Pastor Henry N. Jeter's Twenty-five Years Experiencewith the Shiloh Baptist Church and Her History. Corner School and Mary Streets, Newport, R. I.:Electronic Edition. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Documenting the American South) (accessed Sept. 9, 2010)
Six Principle Baptist Church

Stony Lane Six Principle Baptist Church, also known as the Old Baptist Meeting House, is a historic church in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. As of 2009 it was one of the last surviving historical congregations of the Six Principle Baptist denomination and one of the oldest churches in the United States. History The cemetery and meeting house date to approximately 1703 when the land was deeded for use as meeting house. General Six-Principle Baptists were a denomination that developed out of the First Baptist Church in America in Providence. Rhode Island founder Roger Williams was active in both Providence and nearby North Kingstown (Wickford) during this period. The permanent congregation in North Kingstown was likely founded after 1664 when Reverend Thomas Baker, a member of the Newport congregation, removed to North Kingstown. The meeting house underwent major renovations in a Greek Revival style in 1842 although the original 18th century core of the building is believed to be present underneath the Greek Revival modifications. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. As of 2009 the church still holds weekly Sunday morning services at 10:30AM, and the pastor is John Wheeler. See also Baptists in the United States General Six-Principle Baptists National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island References External links Stony Lane Six Principle Baptist Church website NRHP Nomination Form
Slater Mill

Die Slater Mill ist eine ehemalige wassergetriebene Textilmühle in Pawtucket im US-Bundesstaat Rhode Island und hat den Status eines National Historic Landmarks („Nationales historisches Wahrzeichen“). Geschichte Die Fabrik wurde 1793 von Samuel Slater am Ufer des Blackstone River errichtet. Sie gilt als Wiege der industriellen Revolution in den Vereinigten Staaten. Die Baumwollspinnerei wurde bis 1895 betrieben. Danach wurde die Mühle bis 1923 für verschiedene industrielle Zwecke eingesetzt. 1955 wurde sie als Museum eröffnet. Am 13. November 1966 wurde sie unter der Bezeichnung Old Slater Mill als Objekt in das National Register of Historic Places („Nationales Verzeichnis historischer Orte“; NRHP). Am gleichen Tag erfolgte die Anerkennung als National Historic Landmark. Weblinks Old Slater Mill in der Datenbank des National Park Services Anmerkungen
Smith's Castle

Smith's Castle, built in 1678, is a house museum at 55 Richard Smith Drive, near Wickford, a village in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Smith's Castle is one of the oldest houses in the state. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993 as Cocumscussoc Archeological Site due to the artifacts and information that digs have yielded in the area. It is located just off U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island. History Smith's Castle was built in 1678 to replace an earlier structure which the Narragansett Tribe destroyed during King Philip's War. The land on which the house was built was known as Cocumscussoc (or Cocumscossoc) and was near the original site of Roger Williams' trading post. Williams was the founder of Providence Plantations and a prominent Baptist theologian. He built the trading post on the site in 1637 to trade with the Narragansetts after receiving the land from the tribe. Eventually, he sold the trading post to Smith to finance his trip to Great Britain to secure a charter for Rhode Island. Smith constructed a large house which was fortified, giving the house its nickname as a castle. His son Richard Smith Jr. inherited the plantation in 1666 and invited militias from Massachusetts and Connecticut to use the property during King Philip's War. The house was burned in retaliation for the Great Swamp Fight, and the present structure was built in its place, originally as a saltbox house, and later modified into its current form. Approximately 40 soldiers were buried on the property during King Philip's War. Additionally, the only incident of an individual being hanged, drawn, and quartered on American soil took place at Smith's Castle in 1676. Joshua Tefft, an English colonist found guilty of having fought on the side of the Narragansetts during the Great Swamp Fight, was executed by this method. Eventually, the property was transferred to the Updike, Congdon, and Fox families. Among the Updikes who lived there were Lodowick and Abigail Updike, whose daughter Sarah Updike Goddard and grandchildren Mary Katherine Goddard and William Goddard were all notable colonial-era printers and publishers. It was the site of a large dairy farm into the twentieth century until it became a museum. In the early twentieth century, preservationists Norman Isham and John Hutchins Cady stabilized the house and performed several minor restorations. A slab table belonging to Lodowick Updike is currently in the Newport Restoration Foundation in Newport, Rhode Island. The table was possibly made by John Goddard in the 1760s at Goddard and Townsend. See also List of the oldest buildings in Rhode Island List of National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island References External links Smith's Castle official website Richard Smith information Images
Smith–Appleby House

The Smith–Appleby House Museum is a historic house museum in Smithfield, Rhode Island. It is now home to the Smithfield Historical Society. Description Elisha Smith, a grandson of one of Rhode Island's co-founders, John Smith, "The Miller," built the original part of this house, a small stone-ender, in 1696. The house was enlarged to a saltbox configuration c. 1713, adding chambers to the side and rear of the central chimney. Around 1750 the roof was raised on the rear section, giving the house the full 2+1⁄2-story height it has today. Between then and 1830 the house underwent a number of further alterations and enlargements, including the c. 1800 attachment of a second house (hauled from Johnston) that nearly doubled its living space. The relocation of Stillwater Road in the 19th century as a consequence of the creation of Georgiaville Pond also resulted in a reconfiguration of the house, functionally reversing the front and rear. The original farm grounds contained mills and a blacksmith shop on 700 acres (280 ha). The Smith–Appleby House Museum is open for tours during scheduled events, or tours may be arranged on request. See also List of the oldest buildings in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island References External links Smith–Appleby House Museum - official site
Smith Hill Library-Providence Community Library

The Smith Hill Library-A Community Library of Providence is one of the branch libraries of the Providence, Rhode Island, public library system. It is located at 31 Candace Street, in a single-story brick building designed by Albert Harkness and built in 1932 by contractor Clifford K. Rathbone. Stylistically the building is a mixture of Colonial Revival and Moderne features. The Smith Hill branch began as a delivery station in 1907, and had grown to occupy leased space, with an annual circulation of more than 70,000, by 1929. Circulation rose rapidly after the building's completion, reaching 119,000 in just three years. The building continues to act as a significant local community resource. The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. See also List of libraries in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island Rochambeau Library-Community Libraries of Providence Wanskuck Library-Community Libraries of Providence South Providence Library-Community Libraries of Providence Fox Point Library-Community Libraries of Providence Mount Pleasant Library-Community Libraries of Providence Olneyville Library-Community Libraries of Providence Washington Park Library-Community Libraries of Providence Knight Memorial Library-Community Libraries of Providence References External links Friends of Smith Hill Community Library website Community Libraries of Providence website
South County Hospital

South County Hospital is an independent, non-profit acute care hospital serving southern Rhode Island. It is located in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Overview The hospital is the flagship facility of South County Health, which also contains VNS Home Health Services (a visiting nurse and home health agency), South County Surgical Supply (home medical supplies), and South County Quality Care (private duty nursing and home care). The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. The system also operates an urgent care, off-site facility in East Greenwich, RI. South County Hospital Healthcare System employs 1,300 people. History The hospital was founded in 1919 in a small, private home. A new facility was built in 1925 on 6 acres (2.4 ha) with funding primarily from Hazard family members Caroline Hazard and her sister Helen Hazard Bacon. Since then, South County Hospital has grown to a 100-bed facility sprawling over 345,000 square feet (32,100 m2). The oldest building on the campus, housing the President's office, dates back to 1929. South County is 35 miles (56 km) south of Providence, Rhode Island and serves a population of around 100,000. Louis Giancola is the current CEO of the South County Hospital Healthcare System. Awards and recognition In September 2013, Consumer Reports ranked South County as the best hospital in Rhode Island for surgical care. The ranking was based on the percentage of any hospital's surgery patients who died in the hospital or stayed longer than expected. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care placed South County Hospital on its 2012 Hospital Honor Roll. The list recognizes acute care hospitals whose performance is among the top 25% of nationally measured metrics on composite quality and patient experience. In 2008, South County Hospital was ranked among the best-performing hospitals in the nation for maternity practices in infant nutrition and care, based on a nationwide U.S. Department of Health and Human Services review of 2,690 facilities. In 2012, South County Hospital became the first New England hospital to receive the Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The hospital collaborates with Johns Hopkins University in the Rhode Island Care Unit Collaborative, a voluntary program focused on improving patient care in the ICU and lowering infections. South County Hospital has an 87% survival rate for patients with sepsis, compared to the national mortality rate of 25–50%. In Jan. 2013, GoLocal ranked South County as the best hospital in New England and Rhode Island based on patient satisfaction. In GoLocal's analysis of more than 50,000 government-sponsored patient surveys in New England, 83% of respondents gave the facility a score of 9 or 10, 76% said they received help as soon as they wanted, and 84% reported the nurses always communicated well with them. See also List of hospitals in Rhode Island References External links South County Hospital Official Website
South County Museum

The South County Museum is a non-profit museum in Narragansett, Rhode Island. History South County Museum was founded in 1933 in North Kingstown and the original collections were held in a barn in Wickford. After a year, the museum moved to the Knight Farm on Scrabbletown Road in North Kingstown. In 1984, the museum moved to its current location on Canonchet Farm in Narragansett, which was previously owned by Col. William Sprague, a former governor of Rhode Island. The South County Museum contains artifacts dating from the 17th century to modern times. See also List of museums in Rhode Island References External links South County Museum Official Website