Friday, March 3, 2023

New England's National Historic Landmarks: Rhode Island


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

RHODE ISLAND
Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport


The Redwood Library and Athenaeum is a private subscription library. Founded in 1747, it is the oldest community library still occupying its original building (1750) in the United States.