Lime Rock, Rhode Island
Encyclopedia
Lime Rock is a village
and historic district
near Lincoln
, Providence County
, Rhode Island
, United States
, off of 146 RI. The village was named after the Limestone Quarry in the area, which started in the 17th century and was the only major quarry in the area up to the present where Conklin Limestone Company now operates. Because of the abundance of limestone in the area many houses had massive end chimneys and were called "stone enders," a distinctly Rhode Island style of architecture. The historic district was created in 1874 in an irregular pattern along Smith, Wilbur, and Great Rds., and Old Louisquisset Pike with 2480 acres (10 km²), 21 buildings, and 3 structures.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and historic district
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
near Lincoln
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Lincoln is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 21,105 at the 2010 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence....
, Providence County
Providence County, Rhode Island
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 621,602 people, 239,936 households, and 152,839 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,504 people per square mile . There were 253,214 housing units at an average density of 613 per square mile...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, United States
United States
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, off of 146 RI. The village was named after the Limestone Quarry in the area, which started in the 17th century and was the only major quarry in the area up to the present where Conklin Limestone Company now operates. Because of the abundance of limestone in the area many houses had massive end chimneys and were called "stone enders," a distinctly Rhode Island style of architecture. The historic district was created in 1874 in an irregular pattern along Smith, Wilbur, and Great Rds., and Old Louisquisset Pike with 2480 acres (10 km²), 21 buildings, and 3 structures.