Little Compton Common Historic District
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Little Compton Common Historic District
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Common in 2008
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| Location: | Little Compton, Rhode Island |
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| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival, Late Victorian |
| Governing body: | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE |
| NRHP Reference#: |
74000041 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 3, 1974 |
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.[2] The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
[edit] Notable people buried in the Cemetery
- Benjamin Church (military officer), King Philip's War hero, father of United States Army Rangers[2]
- Elizabeth Pabodie first white woman born in New England, the daughter of Mayflower Pilgrims[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c Rhode Island: a guide to the smallest state By Federal Writers' Project. Rhode Island (Houghton Mifflin company, 1937) pg. 423 http://books.google.com/books?id=ntN4AAAAMAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
[edit] 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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