W. S. Grant Building

Built 1906

Built For The Grant-Billingsley

Fruit Company

(First of 4 Buildings)

Historic Address: 133 N. Rock Island

Current Address: 131 N. Rock Island

Marker is on Rock Island Street near 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.

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Old Ball Family Burial Ground

This is one of Arlington’s oldest family burial grounds. Ensign John Ball (1748- 1814), a veteran of the American Revolution (Sixth Virginia Infantry), is buried here. John Ball was the son of Moses Ball, who was one of the pioneer ...

Buckingham

The Buckingham garden apartment complex was built in stages between 1937 and 1983. It represents a pioneering effort to provide rental housing through the use of "garden city" planning principles, mass production techniques and private capital. The initial developer was ...

Wichita Casket Company Building

Built 1916; Burned down 1987

Historic Address: 129/131 N. Rock Island

Current Address: 129 N. Rock Island

Marker is on Rock Island Street near 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.

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F. G. F. G. and C. H. Smyth and Sons Building C. H. Smyth and Sons Building

Built 1912

Historic Address: 120/122 N. Rock Island

Current Address: 117 N. Mosley

Marker is on Mosley, on the left when traveling north.

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Welburn Square

This park is named for Dr. Williamson Crothers Welburn, 1874-1964, an Arlington physician whose practice began in 1905. Welburn built his office on this site with a pharmacy/post office downstairs and living space above. The front sidewalk was the first ...

Lampl Produce Company Building

Built 1907-1908

Built as a Warehouse for $17,000

Historic Address: 116/118 N. Rock Island

Current Address: 111 N. Mosley

Marker is on Mosley, on the left when traveling north.

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Salvation Army Building

Built 1946

Historic and Current Address:

126 N. Mosley

Marker is on Mosley, on the right when traveling north.

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Lady Carrington and The Blackstone Canal

If this were the year 1828 you could climb aboard the barge Lady Carrington and travel by water all the way to Worcester.

It was October 8, 1828 and the Blackstone Canal had opened for passenger and cargo service between Providence ...

The History of The Weybosset Bridge

adapted from

The Civic and Architectural Development of Providence

by John Hutchins Cady

Just to the north of where you are now standing the first bridge across the Providence River was erected in 1660, connecting the shore of the Neck with Weybosset ...