This article provide a List of National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island. There are 45 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Rhode Island. In addition there are two National Park Service administered or affiliated areas of national historic importance in the state.
Rhode Island's National Historic Landmarks are distributed across all five of Rhode Island's counties.
| [1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson W. Aldrich House |  |
December 8, 1976 (#76000040) |
Providence 41°49′30″N 71°23′44″W / 41.8251°N 71.3956°W | Providence | Federal-style home of Aldrich, a U.S. Senator and one of the most powerful men in Washington around the turn of the 20th century. Today home to the Rhode Island Historical Society. |
| 2 | Westminster Arcade |  |
May 11, 1976 (#71000029) |
Providence 41°49′27″N 71°24′39″W / 41.8241°N 71.4107°W | Providence | First enclosed shopping mall in U.S., built in 1828. |
| 3 | Eleazer Arnold House |  |
November 24, 1968 (#68000006) |
Lincoln 41°54′03″N 71°25′13″W / 41.9009°N 71.4204°W | Providence | Arnold House, 1691. |
| 4 | Isaac Bell House |  |
September 25, 1997 (#97001276) |
Newport 41°28′45″N 71°18′42″W / 41.4793°N 71.3117°W | Newport | First major Shingle-style house |
| 5 | Bellevue Avenue Historic District |  |
May 11, 1976 (#72000023) |
Newport 41°28′13″N 71°18′26″W / 41.4703°N 71.3072°W | Newport | Mansions, many exemplary of period styles, built here by summer vacationers in late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| 6 | Block Island South East Light |  |
September 25, 1997 (#97001264) |
New Shoreham 41°09′35″N 71°32′50″W / 41.1597°N 71.5472°W | Washington | An 1874 Victorian Gothic brick lighthouse. |
| 7 | The Breakers |  |
October 12, 1994 (#71000019) |
Newport 41°28′11″N 71°17′55″W / 41.4697°N 71.2986°W | Newport | This mansion was built in the 1890s as the summer house of Cornelius Vanderbilt II. |
| 8 | Brick Market |  |
October 9, 1960 (#66000019) |
Newport 41°29′24″N 71°18′55″W / 41.4901°N 71.3152°W | Newport | Sophisticated Classical-style Colonial building. |
| 9 | John Brown House |  |
November 24, 1968 (#68000007) |
Providence 41°49′22″N 71°24′13″W / 41.8228°N 71.4037°W | Providence | Georgian home of John Brown, Providence merchant and benefactor of Brown University, built in 1786. |
| 10 | Chateau-sur-Mer |  |
February 17, 2006 (#68000002) |
Newport 41°28′16″N 71°18′19″W / 41.4712°N 71.3053°W | Newport | This 1852 French villa was built for merchant William Shepard Wetmore. It was the first great Newport mansion of the late 19th century. |
| 11 | Cocumscossoc Archeological Site |  |
April 12, 1993 (#93000605) |
Wickford 41°35′00″N 71°27′16″W / 41.5833°N 71.4544°W | Washington | Area around Smith's Castle, one of Rhode Island's oldest houses, built on the site of an early trading post established by Roger Williams. |
| 12 | College Hill Historic District | .jpg) |
December 30, 1970 (#70000019) |
Providence 41°49′35″N 71°24′12″W / 41.8264°N 71.4033°W | Providence | Original 120 acres (30 ha) of Providence as laid out by Roger Williams; today populated by many well-preserved historic homes, Brown University, and Rhode Island School of Design. |
| 13 | Corliss-Carrington House |  |
December 30, 1970 (#70000020) |
Providence 41°49′20″N 71°24′08″W / 41.8223°N 71.4021°W | Providence | Well-preserved example of an Adamesque-Federal style townhouse from 1812, with decorative wrought iron columns. |
| 14 | Crescent Park Looff Carousel | .jpg) |
February 27, 1987 (#76000045) |
East Providence 41°45′23″N 71°21′33″W / 41.7564°N 71.3592°W | Providence | Well-preserved, working carousel by Charles I.D. Looff from 1895; extremely detailed workmanship. |
| 15 | The Elms | .jpg) |
June 19, 1996 (#71000021) |
Newport 41°29′08″N 71°18′14″W / 41.4855°N 71.3040°W | Newport | Summer "cottage" and estate of Edward J. Berwind in Classical Revival style. |
| 16 | First Baptist Meetinghouse |  |
October 9, 1960 (#66000017) |
Providence 41°49′31″N 71°24′33″W / 41.8253°N 71.4091°W | Providence | Oldest Baptist congregation in the United States, founded by Roger Williams in 1638. The current building dates to 1775. |
| 17 | Fleur-de-lys Studios | .jpg) |
October 5, 1992 (#92001886) |
Providence 41°49′39″N 71°24′32″W / 41.8275°N 71.4088°W | Providence | Collaboration by Sydney Richmond Burleigh and Edmund Willson is a key early work by American Arts and Crafts Movement. |
| 18 | Flying Horse Carousel |  |
February 27, 1987 (#80000019) |
Watch Hill 41°18′25″N 71°51′31″W / 41.3069°N 71.8585°W | Washington | One of the earliest American carousels still in operation, dating to 1876. The horses are suspended from chains, giving it its name. |
| 19 | Fort Adams |  |
December 8, 1976 (#70000014) |
Newport 41°28′30″N 71°20′28″W / 41.475°N 71.3411°W | Newport | Site of fortifications since 1799, most of the extant facilities date to the mid-19th century. Fort Adams was the principal defense site for Narragansett Bay. |
| 20 | Gen. Nathanael Greene Homestead |  |
November 28, 1972 (#71000014) |
Coventry 41°41′42″N 71°32′43″W / 41.6950°N 71.5452°W | Kent | Homestead of American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene |
| 21 | John N. A. Griswold House | .jpg) |
May 16, 2000 (#71000023) |
Newport 41°29′09″N 71°18′32″W / 41.4858°N 71.3089°W | Newport | An early work of architect Richard Morris Hunt, this Stick style house was built in 1864 for China merchant John Griswold. |
| 22 | Gov. Stephen Hopkins House |  |
November 11, 1971 (#70000022) |
Providence 41°49′30″N 71°24′26″W / 41.8250°N 71.4071°W | Providence | Home of Stephen Hopkins, colonial and state governor, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence |
| 23 | Hunter House |  |
November 24, 1968 (#68000003) |
Newport 41°29′36″N 71°19′15″W / 41.4933°N 71.3209°W | Newport | Its oldest parts dating to 1748, this house is an excellent example of Georgian frame house, with many interior features and original furnishings. |
| 24 | Thomas P. Ives House |  |
December 30, 1970 (#70000023) |
Providence 41°49′22″N 71°24′08″W / 41.8229°N 71.4021°W | Providence | An Adamesque-Federal style house, built in the early 1800s. |
| 25 | Edward King House |  |
December 30, 1970 (#70000024) |
Newport 41°28′49″N 71°18′41″W / 41.4802°N 71.3114°W | Newport | This Richard Upjohn-designed Italian villa house was built for a local merchant and was the largest in the city at time of its 1847 completion. |
| 26 | Kingscote |  |
June 19, 1996 (#73000058) |
Newport 41°28′30″N 71°18′27″W / 41.4750°N 71.3075°W | Newport | 1839 Gothic Revival house by Richard Upjohn was the first summer residence in Newport. |
| 27 | Governor Henry Lippitt House |  |
May 11, 1976 (#72000043) |
Providence 41°49′41″N 71°23′50″W / 41.8280°N 71.3973°W | Providence | This well-preserved 1865 Italianate villa-style house was built for Governor Henry Lippitt. It is now a house museum, with original interior furnishings by architect Henry Childs. |
| 28 | Marble House |  |
February 17, 2006 (#71000025) |
Newport 41°27′43″N 71°18′20″W / 41.4620°N 71.3056°W | Newport | Designed by Richard Morris Hunt for William Kissam Vanderbilt, this was one of the earliest Beaux Arts houses in the U.S.; it helped begin the trend of building mansions in Newport. |
| 29 | Newport Casino |  |
February 27, 1987 (#70000083) |
Newport 41°28′56″N 71°18′30″W / 41.4823°N 71.3084°W | Newport | Early McKim, Mead and White shingle-style building; also one of the first social clubs to include recreational facilities. Home to International Tennis Hall of Fame. |
| 30 | Newport Historic District |  |
November 24, 1968 (#68000001) |
Newport 41°29′24″N 71°18′49″W / 41.49°N 71.3136°W | Newport | A well-preserved collection of colonial-era buildings in central Newport. |
| 31 | Nightingale-Brown House |  |
June 29, 1989 (#89001242) |
Providence 41°49′20″N 71°24′12″W / 41.8221°N 71.4033°W | Providence | One of the most accomplished great Georgian houses in the country; later contributions by Richard Upjohn and grounds by Frederick Law Olmsted |
| 32 | Ocean Drive Historic District | .jpg) |
May 11, 1976 (#76000048) |
Newport 41°27′18″N 71°19′57″W / 41.455°N 71.3325°W | Newport | Long road along southern shore of Newport dotted with later, smaller summer homes and seaside views. |
| 33 | Old Slater Mill |  |
November 13, 1966 (#66000001) |
Pawtucket 41°52′32″N 71°22′57″W / 41.8755°N 71.3824°W | Providence | The first commercially viable textile mill in the United States. |
| 34 | Old State House |  |
October 9, 1960 (#66000014) |
Newport 41°29′27″N 71°18′48″W / 41.4908°N 71.3133°W | Newport | A well-preserved Georgian public building from colonial era, it served as the meeting place of colonial, and later state, legislatures until the 20th century. |
| 35 | Original U.S. Naval War College |  |
January 29, 1964 (#66000876) |
Newport 41°30′17″N 71°19′44″W / 41.5047°N 71.3288°W | Newport | Includes the Naval War College Museum, built in the 1820s as Newport's poorhouse and later donated to the Navy as the first building of the Naval War College, and Luce Hall, the college's first purpose-built building. |
| 36 | Redwood Library |  |
October 9, 1960 (#66000015) |
Newport 41°29′11″N 71°18′32″W / 41.4864°N 71.3089°W | Newport | Founded in 1747, this library is the oldest to still occupy its original facilities. |
| 37 | Joseph Reynolds House |  |
July 28, 1983 (#72000017) |
Bristol 41°41′00″N 71°16′44″W / 41.6834°N 71.2788°W | Bristol | The oldest known three-story timber frame house in New England, built in 1700, it was used as headquarters by Lafayette during the Rhode Island campaign in 1778. |
| 38 | William Watts Sherman House |  |
December 30, 1970 (#70000015) |
Newport 41°28′12″N 71°18′24″W / 41.4701°N 71.3068°W | Newport | This house was built for banker William Watts Sherman by H. H. Richardson in 1875, and is recognized as a prototype of the Shingle style of architecture. |
| 39 | Site of Battle of Rhode Island |  |
May 30, 1974 (#74002054) |
Portsmouth 41°35′46″N 71°15′47″W / 41.596°N 71.263°W | Newport | Site of the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island, a successful defense of Aquidneck Island by British forces in the American Revolutionary War. |
| 40 | Gilbert Stuart Birthplace |  |
December 21, 1965 (#66000004) |
Saunderstown 41°31′30″N 71°26′44″W / 41.5249°N 71.4455°W | Washington | Birthplace of noted portraitist Gilbert Stuart. |
| 41 | Trinity Church |  |
November 24, 1968 (#68000004) |
Newport 41°29′15″N 71°18′46″W / 41.4875°N 71.3129°W | Newport | Oldest parish church in Rhode Island; its early 18th-century design is modeled on Boston's Old North Church. |
| 42 | United Congregational Church |  |
October 16, 2012 (#71000027) |
Newport 41°29′09″N 71°18′45″W / 41.485836°N 71.312622°W | Newport | |
| 43 | University Hall, Brown University |  |
June 13, 1962 (#66000003) |
Providence 41°49′27″N 71°24′16″W / 41.8241°N 71.4045°W | Providence | This first building on the Brown University campus, built in 1770. |
| 44 | Vernon House |  |
November 24, 1968 (#68000005) |
Newport 41°29′20″N 71°18′48″W / 41.4890°N 71.3134°W | Newport | Sophisticated Georgian frame home used as headquarters by Rochambeau during the American Revolutionary War. |
| 45 | Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House |  |
October 9, 1960 (#66000016) |
Newport 41°29′28″N 71°18′45″W / 41.4912°N 71.3125°W | Newport | Built circa 1697, this is the oldest house in Newport, illustrating the transition from 17th to 18th-century architectural styles. |
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.