Crompton Free Library
Crompton Free Library | |
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  Location within Rhode Island  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 1679 Main Street, West Warwick, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°41′11″N 71°31′23″W / 41.68639°N 71.52306°W |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | Stone & Carpenter |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000062 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 1978 |
The Crompton Free Library is a historic library building in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The small single-story wood-frame building was constructed in 1876, with funding from local mill owners. It is an excellent local example of a small Stick style public structure.[2]
Background
[edit]The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It now serves as home to the Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Crompton Free Library" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
External links
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Categories:
- Library buildings completed in 1876
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Buildings and structures in West Warwick, Rhode Island
- Former library buildings in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Rhode Island
- 1876 establishments in Rhode Island
- Stick–Eastlake architecture in Rhode Island
- Museums in Kent County, Rhode Island
- Historical society museums in Rhode Island
- Kent County, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs