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Little Compton Common Historic District

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Architect
  
Unknown

Area
  
6 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
74000041

Added to NRHP
  
3 May 1974

Little Compton Common Historic District

Location
  
Little Compton, Rhode Island

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Address
  
Little Compton, RI 02837, USA

The Little Compton Common Historic District (or Little Compton Commons) is a historic district in Little Compton, Rhode Island.

The area features a various Greek Revival and Victorian buildings, a Congregational church and a town common, one of only two remaining in Rhode Island. The common contains a large colonial cemetery with many graves, including those of American Revolutionary War veterans and other notable individuals. The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Notable people buried in the Cemetery

  • Benjamin Church (ranger), King Philip's War hero, father of United States Army Rangers
  • Elizabeth Pabodie first white woman born in New England, the daughter of Mayflower Pilgrims
  • References

    Little Compton Common Historic District Wikipedia