Built 1748 NRHP Reference # 70000021 Added to NRHP 22 September 1970 | Architect Unknown Opened 1748 | |
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Location Glocester, Rhode Island Address 176 Chopmist Hill Rd, Chepachet, RI 02814, USA | ||
The Glocester Town Pound is a historic animal pound on Pound Road and Chopmist Hill Road in Glocester, Rhode Island.
The stone pound was built in 1748 to confine stray livestock and is claimed by the town to be the oldest extant pound in America. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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