National Historic Landmark-Flying Horse Carousel

National Historic Landmark- Flying Horse Carousel

Dating from about 1876, this is the oldest carousel of its type, in which the horses are suspended from a center frame, and may be the oldest extant carousel in the United States. It is ...

National Historic Landmark-Fleur-de-Lys Studios

National Historic Landmark- Fleur-de-Lys Studios

Fleur-de-Lys Studios is a key architectural monument to the American Arts & Crafts Movement.

Constructed in 1885, the building's design is the product of a collaboration between painter Sydney R. Burleigh and architect Edmund R. Willson.

Both men ...

National Historic Landmark-First Baptist Meetinghouse

National Historic Landmark- First Baptist Meetinghouse

Erected 1774-75, this is an architecturally and historically notable public building. Its origins date to the establishment of the first Baptist organization in America by Roger Williams in 1638.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic ...

National Historic Landmark-The Elms

National Historic Landmark- The Elms

The Elms, the Edward J. Berwind estate, is significant for its architectural and landscape design of the Classical Revival Style in the period from 1900 through the 1920s.

In addition, Edward J. Berwind was a leading ...

National Historic Landmark-Crescent Park Looff Carousel

National Historic Landmark- Crescent Park Looff Carousel

Built about 1895--most of the figures date from 1905 to 1910--this large carousel is the earliest, most elaborate, and probably best preserved of the handful remaining of more than 100 carousels built by Charles ...

National Historic Landmark-Corliss-Carrington House

National Historic Landmark- Corliss-Carrington House

Completed in 1812, this is a superb example of a large brick Adamesque-Federal style town house, with little-altered interiors and exterior.

Its main facade is dominated by a 2-story porch with super-imposed Corinthian and Ionic iron ...

National Historic Landmark-College Hill Historic District

National Historic Landmark- College Hill Historic District

College Hill Historic District contains the 120 acre core of the original 17th century town as laid out by Roger Williams (1603-1683), as well as 300 buildings of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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National Historic Landmark-Chateau-sur-Mer

National Historic Landmark- Chateau-sur-Mer

Built as an Italianate style villa by local contractor Seth Bradford for William Shepard Wetmore, who had retired from the China Trade, Chateau-sur-Mer was home to three generations of the Wetmore family.

Remodeled during the 1870s ...

National Historic Landmark-John Brown House

National Historic Landmark-John Brown House

Built 1786-88, this large, three-story, brownstone-trimmed, brick mansion was designed by the noted colonial architect, Joseph Brown, for his brother John, who had grown rich in the profitable China trade.

The house is a perfect example ...

National Historic Landmark-Brick Market

National Historic Landmark-Brick Market

Opened to the public in 1772, this example of Colonial commercial architecture shows a new awareness of correct Classical design and sophistication in its application.

Its formal, academic composition includes the Palladian motif of giant Classical orders ...