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Fort Wetherill State Park

Fort Wetherill State Park is a public recreation area occupying 61.5 acres (24.9 ha) at the southeastern tip of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island. The state park sits on the East Passage of Narragansett Bay opposite Fort Adams State Park. From 1901 through World War II, Fort Wetherill and Fort Adams were part of a string of coastal defenses designed to protect the bay's entrance points. The Fort Wetherill battery and training camp were acquired by the State of Rhode Island from the United States in 1972. The park is used for sightseeing, scuba diving, picnicking, boating, fishing, and hiking. As of 2020, the fort itself is almost completely covered in graffiti. In popular culture The beach scene in the 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson, was shot at Fort Wetherill State Park. References External links Fort Wetherill State Park Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation
Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House

The General James Mitchell Varnum House is a historic house at 57 Peirce Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1773 for James Mitchell Varnum, who later served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. It is five bays wide, with two interior brick chimneys. Its main entry is sheltered by a portico supported by fluted Ionic columns and pilasters. A 19th-century addition extends from the rear of the main block. Notable later house residents include George A. Brayton, who served as Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. The house was purchased in 1939 by the Varnum Continentals and has since served as a museum. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island References External links Varnum House Museum Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-56, "General James M. Varnum House, 57 Pierce Street, East Greenwich, Kent County, RI", 1 photo, supplemental material Images
Glocester Town Pound

The Glocester Town Pound is a historic animal pound on Pound Road and Chopmist Hill Road in Glocester, Rhode Island. The stone pound was built in 1748 to confine stray livestock and is claimed by the town to be the oldest extant pound in America. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island References
Gordon School

The Gordon School is a coeducational, independent school located in East Providence, Rhode Island. Students are educated from nursery through eighth grade. It is located on a 12-acre (49,000 m2) site. History The Gordon School was founded by Dr. Helen West Cooke in 1910 in her home in Providence’s East Side. It was the first coeducational independent school in Rhode Island. The school relocated to its current campus in 1963. The 1963 campus was designed by William D. Warner, the architect that went on to create several high-profile area projects, including Providence's Waterplace Park and the iWay Bridge. The campus design includes woods, wetlands and gardens that accommodate year-round outdoor learning and allow students to grow their own food. In 2018, Gordon abandoned the traditional financial aid model used by independent schools, replacing it with a system they called Family Individualized Tuition. Notable achievements Since 2015, Gordon has finished in the top three in the annual statewide MathCounts competition, with four first place finishes as a team and four first place finishes for individuals. Karan S. Takhar won the Rhode Island heat of both the 2003 and 2005 National Geographic bee and represented the state in the national finals. In 2016, the school champion finished 3rd in the Rhode Island GeoBee competition. In 2017, the Gordon School champion lost in the final round and placed 2nd in the state competition. The Gordon School’s competitive robotics team won the Director's Award in the Rhode Island FIRST LEGO League competition, as well as a Young Environmentalist Award from Save the Bay in early 2006. In the 2006 World Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, against 80 teams from 15 countries, they finished second in the programming category. Students' work with the pond and stream on campus, as well as nearby Narragansett Bay, has earned the school regional attention from environmental education groups. Along with the 2006 Save the Bay award mentioned above, the school also earned the Environment Council of Rhode Island's Loraine Tisdale Environmental Education Award in 2007. Other environmental education efforts include participation in International Coastal Cleanup Day. Gordon's sledding hill is on the Boston Globe's list of seven "timeless" hills in Rhode Island. Notable alumni David Aldrich, artist and architect John Chafee, US Senator and Rhode Island Governor Jared Donaldson, professional tennis player Charlie Enright, sailor Mary Ann Lippitt, pilot, aviation business founder Nico Muhly, musician and composer Joan Nathan, American cookbook author and newspaper journalist Edward L. Widmer, American historian, writer, librarian, and musician Notable faculty Ruth Tripp, music References Notes External links Official site
Governor William Sprague Mansion

The Governor William Sprague Mansion is a historic mansion and museum at 1351 Cranston Street in Cranston, Rhode Island. The house was the birthplace of Governor William Sprague III and his nephew, Governor William Sprague IV. The Sprague family Three generations of the Sprague family lived in the house. The Spragues were founders of the Sprague Print Works in 1808, which later became the Cranston Print Works, which is the only continuously operating textile printing company in America. At the time of the Civil War, the A. & W. Sprague Company was the richest textile company in the United States, and William Sprague IV was the Governor of Rhode Island. William IV fought in the First Battle of Bull Run while he was a sitting Governor. The house The house was built around 1790. It was expanded significantly in 1864 by Col. Amasa Sprague. He added a wide hall and wide, winding staircase, for the purpose of entertaining his social contacts from financial, political, and social circles. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Currently the house is owned and operated by The Cranston Historical Society, a private, non-profit educational and historic preservation organization. Civil War cannons The Cranston Historical Society and Rhode Island National Guard underwent a years-long dispute about ownership of two cannons used by Governor William Sprague IV's regiment during the Civil War. The national guard claimed that ownership of artillery pieces returned to the federal government after the war; the historical society maintained that Sprague had purchased them outright, and were his personal property. The cannons, manufactured in the 1840s, were used by Sprague's regiment during the Civil War. They were displayed at Cranston's Rolfe Square from 1924 to 1991, and removed because the wooden carriages were beginning to rot from exposure to the weather. The cannons were placed in the Sprague Mansion carriage house from 2005 to April 2017 when they were removed for restoration. In 2017, the sides agreed to return the cannons to the Sprague Mansion carriage house, while still leaving the question of ownership unsettled. Cranston mayor Allan Fung attended the ceremony to unveil the restored cannons on October 31, 2017. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island References External links Cranston Historical Society Archived February 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Iglesia de la Gracia (Providence)

La Iglesia de la Gracia (en inglés la Iglesia de la Gracia) es una iglesia episcopal histórica en 300 Westminster Street​ en Mathewson Street en el Downtown de la ciudad Providence, la capital del estado de Rhode Island (Estados Unidos). Fue construida en 1845-46 y diseñada por Richard Upjohn en estilo neogótico. La iglesia se agregó al Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1972​ y es parte del Distrito Histórico del Centro de Providence. Descripción El edificio de la iglesia fue diseñado por el arquitecto Richard Upjohn y construido entre 1845 y 1846, cuando el área tenía un carácter mucho más residencial. Es una expresión relativamente simple del estilo neogótico y es notable como el primer edificio en el que Upjohn usó la asimetría en la masa de una iglesia.​ En 1912, Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson agregaron una casa parroquial​ que se conecta con la iglesia a través de varias escaleras y pasajes estrechos y sinuosos.​ La casa parroquial fue remodelada y ampliada en 1950 por Harkness & Geddes.​ El cementerio de la Iglesia de la Gracia es una parcela de tierra triangular ubicada aproximadamente a una milla al suroeste de la iglesia, en la intersección de Broad Street y Elmwood Avenue​ en el distrito histórico de Trinity Square.​ La iglesia compró cuatro acres aquí en 1834 y duplicó su tamaño en 1843.​ La cabaña de un cuidador fue construida entre 1859 y 1860 en estilo neogótico.​ La casa de campo, parte del distrito histórico de Providence, fue restaurada varias veces: en 1982, 2008 y nuevamente en 2010.​ El cementerio es un objetivo frecuente de vandalismo, con muchas lápidas tumbadas y rotas.​ Historia Para 1829, la población de Providence se estaba extendiendo desde el lado este del río Providence hacia el oeste.​ 25 feligreses de la Iglesia Episcopal de San Juan en el lado este de Providence construyeron una pequeña iglesia en el sitio del antiguo Teatro de Providence en el lado oeste.​ Para 1835, la congregación creció a 260, y para 1844, el edificio se estaba volviendo demasiado pequeño e inseguro.​ Richard Upjohn, el arquitecto más destacado de su tiempo, fue contratado para diseñar un nuevo edificio en el mismo sitio. El nuevo edificio (actual) se completó en 1846.​ la Iglesia de la Gracia se incluyó en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1972.​ A principios del siglo XXI, la iglesia necesitaba urgentemente reparaciones, ya que su mampostería se estaba desmoronando y las vidrieras goteaban.​ El cierre de la Catedral de St. John en 2012 ejerció una presión adicional sobre la Iglesia de la Gracia.​ En 2015, se llevó a cabo un proyecto de restauración multimillonario para expandir y preservar la Iglesia de la Gracia.​ Además de las reparaciones, el antiguo salón parroquial se ampliará con una estructura accesible de un solo piso acristalada, que permitirá que la iglesia albergue cenas y eventos.​ Véase también Anexo:Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en Providence Referencias Enlaces externos Sitio web
Great Friends Meeting House

Great Friends Meeting House is a meeting house of the Quakers built in 1699 in Newport, Rhode Island. The meeting house, which is part of the Newport Historic District, is currently open as a museum owned by the Newport Historical Society. Description The meeting house is the oldest surviving house of worship in Rhode Island. In keeping with Quaker notions of "plain style" living, the building lacks adornments like pulpits, statuary, steeples, or stained glass. It features wide-plank floors, plain benches, a balcony, a beam ceiling, and a shingle exterior. The original building measured two stories tall and about forty-five feet square, with a steeply pitched hip roof with a turret at the junction of the four roof slopes. Inside, massive framing timbers measure twelve inches square by forty-five feet long, supporting an open worship space with a second-floor gallery on three sides. History The Quaker community in Newport largely controlled the culture and politics of the town in the 17th and 18th centuries, and many Quakers lived nearby in the historic "Easton's Point" section of Newport, where their houses have survived. The meeting house was built on land owned by Nicholas Easton who donated his land in the 1670s. It is likely Easton's house nearby on Farewell Street was used for the first Quaker meeting house before the current meeting house was built in 1699. Upon its completion in 1699, the meeting house was the largest structure of any kind between Boston and New York. Significant additions were made in 1730, 1807, 1857, and 1867 to accommodate the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. The turret was removed in 1806. The meeting house was used as a house of worship until the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends departed in 1905. The local African American community used the building as a community center until the 1970s when architect Orin M. Bullock restored the building, and in 1971 its owner Mrs. Sydney L. Wright donated the structure to the Newport Historical Society. In 2005 a dendrochronology survey of the building's tree rings confirmed a 1699 construction date. See also List of the oldest buildings in Rhode Island Oldest churches in the United States Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse, Parsonage and Cemetery References External links Newport Historical Society meeting house website Mrs. William P. Buffum, "The Story of the Old Friends' Meeting House," Bulletin of the Newport Historical Society, Number 40, April, 1922 Listing with photographs, floor plans, and historical data at the Historic American Buildings Survey
Haines Memorial State Park

Haines Memorial State Park is public recreation area in the town of Barrington on the northeastern side of Narragansett Bay, six miles (9.7 km) south of East Providence, Rhode Island. The state park offers picnicking, play fields, fishing and boating facilities, and is a stop on the East Bay Bike Path. History The site of Haines Memorial State Park was donated by the estate of Dr. George B. Haines (1843-1910), a doctor who practiced medicine in Valley Falls, in Cumberland, and was a public health officer there. Haines suffered from asthma, and was a proponent of the healthy benefits of fresh air. Haines purchased the Humphrey Farm in 1909, a "wooded retreat" of 83 acres, and lived there until his sudden death the following year. Haines' sister Ida then sold the property to the Rhode Island Metropolitan Park Commission for one dollar, in accordance with the doctor's wish that the land be used for "parks, parkway, or boulevard uses only." Initially, the park featured picnic groves and ball fields, and was accessible by train or trolley from Bristol. The train tracks later became the East Bay Bicycle Path, which runs through the park. Between 1911 and 1915, the Park Commission increased the size of the park to 101.7 acres. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps sculpted the beach for the enhanced enjoyment of bathers, built fireplaces and a boat ramp, and created a pedestrian bridge that connected the park with Crescent Park until it was destroyed in the 1938 New England Hurricane. A bath house was added in 1940, and a seasonal farmers market began in 2002. Activities and amenities The park's boat ramp provides access to Bullock Cove, from which boaters can reach the lower Providence River and the headwaters of Narragansett Bay. References External links Haines Memorial State Park Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation
Hamilton Hoppin House

The Hamilton Hoppin House is an historic house at 120 Miantonomi Ave in Middletown, Rhode Island. It has been known by several names, including Villalon, Montpelier, Shadow Lawn, Agincourt Inn, and, currently, The Inn at Villalon. The oldest part of the house was designed by architect Richard Upjohn, as was Kingscote in Newport. It was built in an Italianate style in the mid-nineteenth century and it is one of the first Italianate stick-style houses to be built in the United States. The Hamilton Hoppin House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The house was featured on an episode of Weird Travels as the Inn at Shadow Lawn and it was claimed to be haunted. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island References
Hamilton House (Providence, Rhode Island)

Hamilton House is a non-profit organization under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Service Code, Section 501(c)(3). In existence for over 50 years, Hamilton House's mission is to "provide a program center for older persons, without discrimination on grounds of race, creed, color or gender and to offer a wide variety of activities that enhance the meaning, pleasure and health of retirement years". As a program center for people 55 year of age and older, Hamilton House offers enrichment advantages for active men and women by giving its members opportunities for self-expression and intellectual pursuits in a creative environment. Programs in art, foreign languages, computer classes, music appreciation, book clubs, fitness programs, crafts and stimulating games are offered, as well as professional presentations relating to social issues, humanities, health information and other pertinent issues. Hamilton Houses membership ranges in age from 55 to 105, with a large percentage of the membership in their mid-70s to mid-80s. The objective of Hamilton House is to keep seniors in their homes longer rather than having to go to costly assisted-living facilities earlier than may be necessary. It is an independently run, member-sustained center dedicated to keeping the years of later life stimulating, fruitful and fulfilling. Facility Hamilton House is located at 276 Angell Street on Providence's east side in a stately French château, built in 1896 by local businessman, Francis W. Carpenter. The architects for this house were Carrere and Hastings, who also designed the New York Public Library, the House and Senate office buildings on Capitol Hill and Central Congregational Church, which is located next to Hamilton House. References External links http://www.historichamilton.com
Fazenda Hammersmith

A Fazenda Hammersmith (em inglês: Hammersmith Farm) é uma propriedade de 48 acres em Newport, Rhode Island. A fazenda compreende uma mansão vitoriana e foi o lugar de infância de Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis e o lugar de casamento desta com o presidente norte-americano John F. Kennedy. Durante sua presidência, Kennedy passou muito tempo na Fazenda Hammersmith e se referia a esta como a "Casa Branca de verão". Foi adquirida por John W. Auchincloss em 1887, o bisavô do padrasto de Jacqueline Kennedy, Hugh D. Auchincloss. Ficou aberta ao público até ser vendida para William F. Farley em 1997 por $6.675.000, que a vendeu em 1999 por 8 milhões para uma companhia. Referências
Harris Warehouse

The Harris Warehouse is an historic storage facility on 61 Railroad Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The 3-1/2 story stone structure, built in 1855, by Edward Harris, a leading Woonsocket industrialist, rises abruptly from the street opposite the railroad tracks. The building is distinctive for its rubble stone construction, and its curved facade, designed to match the layout of the railroad spur on which it is located. The warehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island References
Hope Island (Rhode Island)

Hope Island is a 91-acre (0.368 km2) island located in Narragansett Bay in the State of Rhode Island. It is part of the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, along with nearby Prudence Island and Patience Island, and home to colonial wading birds during their nesting season of spring and summer. History The island was a gift from Narraganset chief Miantonomi to Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island. The word "hope" is the Rhode Island motto and used on the Rhode Island State Seal with an anchor because Williams was inspired by the Biblical passage "hope is the anchor of the soul" in Hebrews 6:19. The island was transferred to a John Allen, who walked to the island in winter when the bay was frozen. One day he misjudged the ice thickness, fell in and later died. Hope Island was then sold to Hiram Aylsworth in 1873 who kept the land until it was taken by the Navy as an ammunition depot for World War I. Aylsworth's grandson, Aylsworth Brown having spent childhood summers on Hope Island, later purchased property in the Prudence Park area of Prudence where he aptly named his new home “Hopeview.” There is an 18th-century farm site on the west side of Hope Island that was built probably by Hiram Aylsworth. To date, no archaeological work or documentary research has been carried out there. During World War II, the island was used by the U.S. Navy as an ammunition storage site. There are still ammunition bunkers and concrete roads remaining from this period. Hope Island was acquired by the state in the early 1970s. References Narragansett Bay Reserve Narragansett Bay: A Friend's Perspective
Hopelands

Hopelands is a historic country estate on Wampanoag Road in Warwick, Rhode Island. It is now the campus of the Rocky Hill School, a private college preparatory school. The historic centerpiece of the estate is a Colonial Revival mansion house, whose western ell is a wood-frame structure built in 1686. This house and its associated 75-acre (30 ha) property became the center of one of Warwick's first country estates, when in 1793 a Federal-style house was built by Thomas P. Ives and Hope (Brown) Ives, to which the old building was attached. This was given extensive Colonial Revival treatment in 1885 by Moses Goddard. The estate was acquired by the Rocky Hill School in 1948. The estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island List of the oldest buildings in Rhode Island References External links Rocky Hill School web site
Block Island State Airport

Der Flugplatz Block Island (IATA-Code: BID, ICAO-Code: KBID, FAA-LID: BID) ist ein staatlicher Flugplatz auf Block Island, Rhode Island. Der Flugplatz wird vorwiegend durch die Allgemeine Luftfahrt angeflogen; es gibt jedoch auch einen regulären Flugbetrieb. Gemäß Aufzeichnungen der amerikanischen Luftfahrtbehörde zählte der Flugplatz im Jahr 2010 9821 Einsteiger. Infrastruktur und Flugzeuge Der Flugplatz umfasst eine Fläche von 55 Hektar und liegt auf einer Höhe von 33 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel. Die Piste aus Asphalt trägt die Bezeichnung 10/28, ist 763 Meter lang und 30 Meter breit. Zwischen September 2009 und August 2010 verzeichnete man 16.503 Flugbewegungen (61 % Allgemeine Luftfahrt, 38 % Lufttaxi und 1 % Militär). Zwischenfälle Am 28. November 1989 stürzte eine Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander der New England Airlines (Luftfahrzeugkennzeichen N127JL) während eines nächtlichen Charterfluges zum Westerly State Airport nach dem Start vom Block Island State Airport sieben Kilometer nordwestlich von Block Island (Rhode Island) ins Meer. Alle acht Insassen, sieben Passagiere und ein Besatzungsmitglied, kamen dabei ums Leben. Die Ursache für den Absturz konnte nicht ermittelt werden. Einzelnachweise