Westerly Downtown Historic District Explained

Westerly Downtown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Westerly, Rhode Island
Area:24.7acres
Built:1840
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Art Deco
Added:July 19, 1984
Refnum:84002055
Increase:November 7, 1995
Increase Refnum:95001288
Increase2:December 19, 2007
Increase2 Refnum:07001297

The Westerly Downtown Historic District is a historic district encompassing most of the commercial and civic district of Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. It extends from Broad and Union Streets eastward along High Street, and north along Canal Street to Railroad Avenue, where it extends to include the historic railroad station. The district contains a compact and cohesive collection of commercial and civic buildings built primarily during the last three decades of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th century, including the Old Town Hall (1872–74), the current Town Hall (1912), the Spanish Colonial railroad station (1912), and the Classical Revival post office (1914).[1]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, with expansions in 1995 and 2007.

Representative contributing buildings

Among the contributing buildings of the Westerly Downtown Historic District are the following:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Westerly Downtown Historic District. Rhode Island Preservation. 2014-08-13.