# List of National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island

This article provide a List of National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island. There are 45 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Rhode Island. In addition there are two National Park Service administered or affiliated areas of national historic importance in the state.
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Rhode Island's National Historic Landmarks are distributed across all five of Rhode Island's counties.
| | Landmark name | Image | Date designated | Location | County | Description |
| 1 | Nelson W. Aldrich House | Nelson W. Aldrich House More images | December 8, 1976 (#76000040) | Providence 41°49′30″N 71°23′44″W﻿ / ﻿41.8251°N 71.3956°W﻿ / 41.8251; -71.3956﻿ (Nelson W. Aldrich House) | 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. |
| 2 | Westminster Arcade | Westminster Arcade More images | May 11, 1976 (#71000029) | Providence 41°49′27″N 71°24′39″W﻿ / ﻿41.8241°N 71.4107°W﻿ / 41.8241; -71.4107﻿ (Westminster Arcade) | Providence | First enclosed shopping mall in U.S., built in 1828. |
| 3 | Eleazer Arnold House | Eleazer Arnold House More images | November 24, 1968 (#68000006) | Lincoln 41°54′03″N 71°25′13″W﻿ / ﻿41.9009°N 71.4204°W﻿ / 41.9009; -71.4204﻿ (Eleazer Arnold House) | Providence | Arnold House, 1691. |
| 4 | Isaac Bell House | Isaac Bell House More images | September 25, 1997 (#97001276) | Newport 41°28′45″N 71°18′42″W﻿ / ﻿41.4793°N 71.3117°W﻿ / 41.4793; -71.3117﻿ (Isaac Bell House) | Newport | First major Shingle-style house |
| 5 | Bellevue Avenue Historic District | Bellevue Avenue Historic District More images | May 11, 1976 (#72000023) | Newport 41°28′13″N 71°18′26″W﻿ / ﻿41.4703°N 71.3072°W﻿ / 41.4703; -71.3072﻿ (Bellevue Avenue Historic District) | Newport | Mansions, many exemplary of period styles, built here by summer vacationers in late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| 6 | Block Island South East Light | Block Island South East Light More images | September 25, 1997 (#97001264) | New Shoreham 41°09′35″N 71°32′50″W﻿ / ﻿41.1597°N 71.5472°W﻿ / 41.1597; -71.5472﻿ (Block Island South East Light) | Washington | An 1874 Victorian Gothic brick lighthouse. |
| 7 | The Breakers | The Breakers More images | October 12, 1994 (#71000019) | Newport 41°28′11″N 71°17′55″W﻿ / ﻿41.4697°N 71.2986°W﻿ / 41.4697; -71.2986﻿ (The Breakers) | Newport | This mansion was built in the 1890s as the summer house of Cornelius Vanderbilt II. |
| 8 | Brick Market | Brick Market More images | October 9, 1960 (#66000019) | Newport 41°29′24″N 71°18′55″W﻿ / ﻿41.4901°N 71.3152°W﻿ / 41.4901; -71.3152﻿ (Brick Market) | Newport | Sophisticated Classical-style Colonial building. |
| 9 | John Brown House | John Brown House More images | November 24, 1968 (#68000007) | Providence 41°49′22″N 71°24′13″W﻿ / ﻿41.8228°N 71.4037°W﻿ / 41.8228; -71.4037﻿ (John Brown House) | Providence | Georgian home of John Brown, Providence merchant and benefactor of Brown University, built in 1786. |
| 10 | Chateau-sur-Mer | Chateau-sur-Mer More images | February 17, 2006 (#68000002) | Newport 41°28′16″N 71°18′19″W﻿ / ﻿41.4712°N 71.3053°W﻿ / 41.4712; -71.3053﻿ (Chateau-sur-Mer) | Newport | This 1852 French villa was built for merchant William Shepard Wetmore. It was the first great Newport mansion of the late 19th century. |
| 11 | Cocumscossoc Archeological Site | Cocumscossoc Archeological Site More images | April 12, 1993 (#93000605) | Wickford 41°35′00″N 71°27′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.5833°N 71.4544°W﻿ / 41.5833; -71.4544﻿ (Cocumscossoc Archeological Site) | 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. |
| 12 | College Hill Historic District | College Hill Historic District | December 30, 1970 (#70000019) | Providence 41°49′35″N 71°24′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.8264°N 71.4033°W﻿ / 41.8264; -71.4033﻿ (College Hill Historic District) | 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. |
| 13 | Corliss-Carrington House | Corliss-Carrington House More images | December 30, 1970 (#70000020) | Providence 41°49′20″N 71°24′08″W﻿ / ﻿41.8223°N 71.4021°W﻿ / 41.8223; -71.4021﻿ (Corliss-Carrington House) | Providence | Well-preserved example of an Adamesque-Federal style townhouse from 1812, with decorative wrought iron columns. |
| 14 | Crescent Park Looff Carousel | Crescent Park Looff Carousel More images | February 27, 1987 (#76000045) | East Providence 41°45′23″N 71°21′33″W﻿ / ﻿41.7564°N 71.3592°W﻿ / 41.7564; -71.3592﻿ (Crescent Park Looff Carousel) | Providence | Well-preserved, working carousel by Charles I.D. Looff from 1895; extremely detailed workmanship. |
| 15 | The Elms | The Elms More images | June 19, 1996 (#71000021) | Newport 41°29′08″N 71°18′14″W﻿ / ﻿41.4855°N 71.3040°W﻿ / 41.4855; -71.3040﻿ (The Elms) | Newport | Summer "cottage" and estate of Edward J. Berwind in Classical Revival style. |
| 16 | First Baptist Meetinghouse | First Baptist Meetinghouse More images | October 9, 1960 (#66000017) | Providence 41°49′31″N 71°24′33″W﻿ / ﻿41.8253°N 71.4091°W﻿ / 41.8253; -71.4091﻿ (First Baptist Meetinghouse) | Providence | Oldest Baptist congregation in the United States, founded by Roger Williams in 1638. The current building dates to 1775. |
| 17 | Fleur-de-lys Studios | Fleur-de-lys Studios More images | October 5, 1992 (#92001886) | Providence 41°49′39″N 71°24′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.8275°N 71.4088°W﻿ / 41.8275; -71.4088﻿ (Fleur-de-lys Studios) | Providence | Collaboration by Sydney Richmond Burleigh and Edmund Willson is a key early work by American Arts and Crafts Movement. |
| 18 | Flying Horse Carousel | Flying Horse Carousel More images | February 27, 1987 (#80000019) | Watch Hill 41°18′25″N 71°51′31″W﻿ / ﻿41.3069°N 71.8585°W﻿ / 41.3069; -71.8585﻿ (Flying Horse Carousel) | Washington | One of the earliest American carousels still in operation, dating to 1876. The horses are suspended from chains, giving it its name. |
| 19 | Fort Adams | Fort Adams More images | December 8, 1976 (#70000014) | Newport 41°28′30″N 71°20′28″W﻿ / ﻿41.475°N 71.3411°W﻿ / 41.475; -71.3411﻿ (Fort Adams) | 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. |
| 20 | Gen. Nathanael Greene Homestead | Gen. Nathanael Greene Homestead More images | November 28, 1972 (#71000014) | Coventry 41°41′42″N 71°32′43″W﻿ / ﻿41.6950°N 71.5452°W﻿ / 41.6950; -71.5452﻿ (Gen. Nathanael Greene Homestead) | Kent | Homestead of American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene |
| 21 | John N. A. Griswold House | John N. A. Griswold House More images | May 16, 2000 (#71000023) | Newport 41°29′09″N 71°18′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.4858°N 71.3089°W﻿ / 41.4858; -71.3089﻿ (John N. A. Griswold House) | Newport | An early work of architect Richard Morris Hunt, this Stick style house was built in 1864 for China merchant John Griswold. |
| 22 | Gov. Stephen Hopkins House | Gov. Stephen Hopkins House More images | November 11, 1971 (#70000022) | Providence 41°49′30″N 71°24′26″W﻿ / ﻿41.8250°N 71.4071°W﻿ / 41.8250; -71.4071﻿ (Gov. Stephen Hopkins House) | Providence | Home of Stephen Hopkins, colonial and state governor, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence |
| 23 | Hunter House | Hunter House More images | November 24, 1968 (#68000003) | Newport 41°29′36″N 71°19′15″W﻿ / ﻿41.4933°N 71.3209°W﻿ / 41.4933; -71.3209﻿ (Hunter House) | Newport | Its oldest parts dating to 1748, this house is an excellent example of Georgian frame house, with many interior features and original furnishings. |
| 24 | Thomas P. Ives House | Thomas P. Ives House More images | December 30, 1970 (#70000023) | Providence 41°49′22″N 71°24′08″W﻿ / ﻿41.8229°N 71.4021°W﻿ / 41.8229; -71.4021﻿ (Thomas P. Ives House) | Providence | An Adamesque-Federal style house, built in the early 1800s. |
| 25 | Edward King House | Edward King House More images | December 30, 1970 (#70000024) | Newport 41°28′49″N 71°18′41″W﻿ / ﻿41.4802°N 71.3114°W﻿ / 41.4802; -71.3114﻿ (Edward King House) | 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. |
| 26 | Kingscote | Kingscote More images | June 19, 1996 (#73000058) | Newport 41°28′30″N 71°18′27″W﻿ / ﻿41.4750°N 71.3075°W﻿ / 41.4750; -71.3075﻿ (Kingscote) | Newport | 1839 Gothic Revival house by Richard Upjohn was the first summer residence in Newport. |
| 27 | Governor Henry Lippitt House | Governor Henry Lippitt House More images | May 11, 1976 (#72000043) | Providence 41°49′41″N 71°23′50″W﻿ / ﻿41.8280°N 71.3973°W﻿ / 41.8280; -71.3973﻿ (Governor Henry Lippitt House) | 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. |
| 28 | Marble House | Marble House More images | February 17, 2006 (#71000025) | Newport 41°27′43″N 71°18′20″W﻿ / ﻿41.4620°N 71.3056°W﻿ / 41.4620; -71.3056﻿ (Marble House) | 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. |
| 29 | Newport Casino | Newport Casino More images | February 27, 1987 (#70000083) | Newport 41°28′56″N 71°18′30″W﻿ / ﻿41.4823°N 71.3084°W﻿ / 41.4823; -71.3084﻿ (Newport Casino) | 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. |
| 30 | Newport Historic District | Newport Historic District More images | November 24, 1968 (#68000001) | Newport 41°29′24″N 71°18′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.49°N 71.3136°W﻿ / 41.49; -71.3136﻿ (Newport Historic District) | Newport | A well-preserved collection of colonial-era buildings in central Newport. |
| 31 | Nightingale-Brown House | Nightingale-Brown House More images | June 29, 1989 (#89001242) | Providence 41°49′20″N 71°24′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.8221°N 71.4033°W﻿ / 41.8221; -71.4033﻿ (Nightingale-Brown House) | Providence | One of the most accomplished great Georgian houses in the country; later contributions by Richard Upjohn and grounds by Frederick Law Olmsted |
| 32 | Ocean Drive Historic District | Ocean Drive Historic District | May 11, 1976 (#76000048) | Newport 41°27′18″N 71°19′57″W﻿ / ﻿41.455°N 71.3325°W﻿ / 41.455; -71.3325﻿ (Ocean Drive Historic District) | Newport | Long road along southern shore of Newport dotted with later, smaller summer homes and seaside views. |
| 33 | Old Slater Mill | Old Slater Mill More images | November 13, 1966 (#66000001) | Pawtucket 41°52′32″N 71°22′57″W﻿ / ﻿41.8755°N 71.3824°W﻿ / 41.8755; -71.3824﻿ (Old Slater Mill) | Providence | The first commercially viable textile mill in the United States. |
| 34 | Old State House | Old State House More images | October 9, 1960 (#66000014) | Newport 41°29′27″N 71°18′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.4908°N 71.3133°W﻿ / 41.4908; -71.3133﻿ (Old State House) | 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. |
| 35 | Original U.S. Naval War College | Original U.S. Naval War College More images | January 29, 1964 (#66000876) | Newport 41°30′17″N 71°19′44″W﻿ / ﻿41.5047°N 71.3288°W﻿ / 41.5047; -71.3288﻿ (Original U.S. Naval War College) | Newport | Includes the Naval War College Museum, built in the 1820s as Newport's poorhouse and later donated to the Navy as the first building of the Naval War College, and Luce Hall, the college's first purpose-built building. |
| 36 | Redwood Library | Redwood Library More images | October 9, 1960 (#66000015) | Newport 41°29′11″N 71°18′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.4864°N 71.3089°W﻿ / 41.4864; -71.3089﻿ (Redwood Library) | Newport | Founded in 1747, this library is the oldest to still occupy its original facilities. |
| 37 | Joseph Reynolds House | Joseph Reynolds House | July 28, 1983 (#72000017) | Bristol 41°41′00″N 71°16′44″W﻿ / ﻿41.6834°N 71.2788°W﻿ / 41.6834; -71.2788﻿ (Joseph Reynolds House) | 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. |
| 38 | William Watts Sherman House | William Watts Sherman House More images | December 30, 1970 (#70000015) | Newport 41°28′12″N 71°18′24″W﻿ / ﻿41.4701°N 71.3068°W﻿ / 41.4701; -71.3068﻿ (William Watts Sherman House) | 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. |
| 39 | Site of Battle of Rhode Island | Site of Battle of Rhode Island More images | May 30, 1974 (#74002054) | Portsmouth 41°35′46″N 71°15′47″W﻿ / ﻿41.596°N 71.263°W﻿ / 41.596; -71.263﻿ (Site of Battle of Rhode Island) | Newport | Site of the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island, a successful defense of Aquidneck Island by British forces in the American Revolutionary War. |
| 40 | Gilbert Stuart Birthplace | Gilbert Stuart Birthplace More images | December 21, 1965 (#66000004) | Saunderstown 41°31′30″N 71°26′44″W﻿ / ﻿41.5249°N 71.4455°W﻿ / 41.5249; -71.4455﻿ (Gilbert Stuart Birthplace) | Washington | Birthplace of noted portraitist Gilbert Stuart. |
| 41 | Trinity Church | Trinity Church More images | November 24, 1968 (#68000004) | Newport 41°29′15″N 71°18′46″W﻿ / ﻿41.4875°N 71.3129°W﻿ / 41.4875; -71.3129﻿ (Trinity Church) | Newport | Oldest parish church in Rhode Island; its early 18th-century design is modeled on Boston's Old North Church. |
| 42 | United Congregational Church | United Congregational Church More images | October 16, 2012 (#71000027) | Newport 41°29′09″N 71°18′45″W﻿ / ﻿41.485836°N 71.312622°W﻿ / 41.485836; -71.312622﻿ (United Congregational Church) | Newport | |
| 43 | University Hall, Brown University | University Hall, Brown University More images | June 13, 1962 (#66000003) | Providence 41°49′27″N 71°24′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.8241°N 71.4045°W﻿ / 41.8241; -71.4045﻿ (University Hall, Brown University) | Providence | This first building on the Brown University campus, built in 1770. |
| 44 | Vernon House | Vernon House More images | November 24, 1968 (#68000005) | Newport 41°29′20″N 71°18′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.4890°N 71.3134°W﻿ / 41.4890; -71.3134﻿ (Vernon House) | Newport | Sophisticated Georgian frame home used as headquarters by Rochambeau during the American Revolutionary War. |
| 45 | Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House | Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House More images | October 9, 1960 (#66000016) | Newport 41°29′28″N 71°18′45″W﻿ / ﻿41.4912°N 71.3125°W﻿ / 41.4912; -71.3125﻿ (Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House) | Newport | Built circa 1697, this is the oldest house in Newport, illustrating the transition from 17th to 18th-century architectural styles. |