Windmill Hill Historic District
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Windmill Hill Historic District is a historic district
at Eldred Avenue and North Main Road in Jamestown, Rhode Island
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The area contains several Colonial American buildings including the Old Jamestown Windmill
which operated from 1787 until 1896 on Windmill Hill. There is also an active Quaker Meetinghouse
built in 1787. The district was added to the National Register in 1978.
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....
at Eldred Avenue and North Main Road in Jamestown, Rhode Island
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Jamestown is a town located in Newport County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 5,405 at the 2010 census. Jamestown is situated almost entirely on Conanicut Island, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay.-History:...
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The area contains several Colonial American buildings including the Old Jamestown Windmill
Jamestown Windmill
The Jamestown Windmill is a smock mill in Jamestown, Rhode Island within the Windmill Hill Historic District on North Road north of Weeden Lane....
which operated from 1787 until 1896 on Windmill Hill. There is also an active Quaker Meetinghouse
Friends Meetinghouse (Jamestown, Rhode Island)
The Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house in Jamestown, Rhode Island in the Windmill Hill Historic District.The church was built in 1786 to replace the original meeting house destroyed by the British prior to the Battle of Rhode Island. The building was added to the National...
built in 1787. The district was added to the National Register in 1978.