Little Compton Common Historic District
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Little Compton Common Historic District (or Little Compton Commons) is a historic district
in Little Compton, Rhode Island
.
The area features a various Greek Revival and Victorian
buildings, a Congregational church and a town common
, one of only two remaining in Rhode Island. The common contains a large colonial cemetery with many graves, including those of American Revolution
veterans and other notable individuals. The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974.
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Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in Little Compton, Rhode Island
Little Compton, Rhode Island
Little Compton is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. Its population was 3,492 at the time of the 2010 census. Little Compton is located in southeastern Rhode Island, between the Sakonnet River and the Massachusetts state border...
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The area features a various Greek Revival and Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
buildings, a Congregational church and a town common
Common land
Common land is land owned collectively or by one person, but over which other people have certain traditional rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect firewood, or to cut turf for fuel...
, one of only two remaining in Rhode Island. The common contains a large colonial cemetery with many graves, including those of American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
veterans and other notable individuals. The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1974.
Notable people buried in the Cemetery
- Benjamin Church (military officer), King Philip's WarKing Philip's WarKing Philip's War, sometimes called Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, or Metacom's Rebellion, was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies in 1675–76. The war is named after the main leader of the...
hero, father of United States Army RangersUnited States Army RangersUnited States Army Rangers are elite members of the United States Army. Rangers have served in recognized U.S. Army Ranger units or have graduated from the U.S. Army's Ranger School... - Elizabeth PabodieElizabeth PabodieElizabeth Pabodie , also known as Elizabeth Alden Pabodie or Elizabeth Peabody, was allegedly the first white woman born in New England....
first white woman born in New England, the daughter of Mayflower Pilgrims
External links
- United Congregational Church in Little Compton
- Wilson Riley Buxton, Roswell Beebe Burchard, The Two-hundredth anniversary of the organization of the United Congregational Church, Little Compton, Rhode Island, September 7, 1904 (United Congregational Society, 1906) AVAILABLE ONLINE
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