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Old Harbor Historic District

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Architect
  
Unknown

NRHP Reference #
  
74000012

Added to NRHP
  
8 May 1974

Architectural style
  
Second Empire

Area
  
71 ha

Old Harbor Historic District

Location
  
New Shoreham, Rhode Island

Address
  
New Shoreham, RI 02807, USA

Similar
  
Block Island Southeas, Block Island North Light, Mohegan Bluffs, Block Island State Airp, Block Island National

The Old Harbor Historic District is an historic district in the resort community of New Shoreham on Block Island off the southern coast of Rhode Island. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Main Street, it includes Spring, High, and Water streets as well. There are 42 buildings listed in the district, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

District buildings

Chapel Street

  • Site of First Baptist Church
  • Saint Andrews Roman Catholic Church, c.1900

    • Dodge Street

  • Surf Hotel, c. 1876
  • Blue Dory Inn, c. 1870
  • Drug Store, c. 1870
  • Olsen’s Cottage, c. 1875
  • Rose Store, c. 1875
  • Gothic Cottage, c. 1880
  • Andrew. Dodge House, c. 1800
  • Leslie Dodge House (The Gables Inn), c. 1860
  • J. Hooper House, c. 1750
  • Mansard House, c. 1875

    • High Street

  • House, c. 1870
  • Union Hotel, 1883
  • Hartford Hotel, c. 1880
  • Mitchell Cottage, c. 1865
  • Masonic Lodge, c. 1876
  • Perry Cottage, c. 1890
  • Bellevue Hotel, c. 1885
  • Eureka Hotel, c. 1880
  • Highland House, c. 1890

    • Main Street

  • Woonsocket House (Block Island Historical Society), c. 1875
  • Woonsocket House (Annex Block Island Inn), c. 1880
  • The Yellow Kittens, c. 1890

    • Spring Street

  • Adrian Hotel (First Baptist Church), 1886
  • Hotel Manisses, 1882
  • 1661 Inn, c. 1870
  • Rose Cottage, c. 1880
  • Atlantic Hotel Norwich Hotel, c. 1880
  • House, c. 1885
  • Spring House and Annex, 1852/c. 1872

    • Water Street

  • New National Hotel, 1888/1904
  • Narragansett Hotel, c. 1875/c. 19O8
  • Ocean Cottage New Shoreham Hotel, c. 1875/c. 1910
  • Pequot House, 1882
  • Odd Fellows Hall, 1872
  • Norton’s Cottage Dept. Store, c. 189O
  • Roller Skating Rink Empire Theatre, c. 188O
  • City Drug Store, c. 1880
  • C. C. Ball General Store, c. 1880
  • Shamrock Inn Ocean View Annex, c. 1875
  • Site of Ocean View Hotel

    • References

    Old Harbor Historic District Wikipedia
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