The Smithfield Road Historic District is a rural historic district in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, along Old Smithfield Road (Rhode Island Route 146A). It extends along Old Smithfield Road north from its junction with Sayles Hill Road, and is roughly bisected by Spring Brook. It includes eight historic houses or farmsteads, two 19th-century cemeteries, and a dam (whose construction date is unknown) on Spring Brook just east of the road. The district encompasses a cross-section of the development of agricultural properties in North Smithfield over the 19th century, with properties dating from 1811 (1034 Old Smithfield Road) to 1932 (1172 Old Smithfield Road). The district covers 170 acres (69 ha), which includes lands currently and formerly in agricultural use.[2]
smithfield, road, historic, district, rural, historic, district, north, smithfield, rhode, island, along, smithfield, road, rhode, island, route, 146a, extends, along, smithfield, road, north, from, junction, with, sayles, hill, road, roughly, bisected, spring. The Smithfield Road Historic District is a rural historic district in North Smithfield Rhode Island along Old Smithfield Road Rhode Island Route 146A It extends along Old Smithfield Road north from its junction with Sayles Hill Road and is roughly bisected by Spring Brook It includes eight historic houses or farmsteads two 19th century cemeteries and a dam whose construction date is unknown on Spring Brook just east of the road The district encompasses a cross section of the development of agricultural properties in North Smithfield over the 19th century with properties dating from 1811 1034 Old Smithfield Road to 1932 1172 Old Smithfield Road The district covers 170 acres 69 ha which includes lands currently and formerly in agricultural use 2 Smithfield Road Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtShow map of Rhode IslandShow map of the United StatesLocationNorth Smithfield Rhode IslandCoordinates41 58 2 N 71 29 34 W 41 96722 N 71 49278 W 41 96722 71 49278Area170 acres 69 ha Architectural styleGreek Revival Queen Anne FederalNRHP reference No 87000036 1 Added to NRHPFebruary 18 1987The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 1 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County Rhode IslandReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Smithfield Road Historic District a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 NRHP nomination for Smithfield Road Historic District PDF Rhode Island Preservation Retrieved November 13 2014 Walter Nebiker The History of North Smithfield Somersworth NH New England History Press 1976 This article about a Registered Historic Place in Providence County Rhode Island is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Smithfield Road Historic District amp oldid 1169457575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
