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Little Compton Common Historic District

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buildings, including the United Congregational Church, whose tall steeple dominates the landscape; the First Methodist Meeting House; the Little Compton Town Hall and a former schoolhouse, now connected; Sakonnet Lodge, formerly a Methodist Church; the Little Compton Community Center, formerly Grange
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Buildings on School House Lane in the district: Sakonnet Lodge (formerly the Methodist Church), Community Center (Grange Hall), former schoolhouse, Town Hall (2021)
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veterans and other notable individuals. Nearby is Union Cemetery – also part of the historic district – which features a Civil War Memorial.
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The Two-hundredth anniversary of the organization of the United Congregational Church, Little Compton, Rhode Island, September 7, 1904
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itself; one of only two remaining in Rhode Island. It contains a large colonial cemetery with many graves, including those of
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Parsonage of the Congregational Church, originally the First Methodist Meeting House (built in 1824 and moved in 1839)
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Hall; the Brownell Library; a restaurant; and C. R. Wilbur's General Merchandise store; among others.
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island
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The Brownell Library (built 1929), home of the Little Compton Public Library
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Rhode Island: a guide to the smallest state By Federal Writers' Project
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National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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41°30′34″N 71°10′19″W / 41.50949°N 71.17194°W / 41.50949; -71.17194
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Little Compton Common Historic District is located in Rhode Island
Little Compton Common Historic District is located in the United States
Little Compton, Rhode Island
Greek Revival
Early and Late Victorian
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historic district
Little Compton, Rhode Island

Greek Revival
Victorian
common
American Revolutionary War
National Register of Historic Places
Benjamin Church
King Philip's War
United States Army Rangers
Elizabeth Pabodie
Parsonage of the Congregational Church, originally the First Methodist Meeting House (built in 1824 and moved in 1839)
The Little Compton Town Hall (1880)
C. R. Wilbur's General Merchandise (built c. 1840)
The Brownell Library (built 1929), home of the Little Compton Public Library
National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island


"National Register Information System"

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