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.
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The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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| RHODE ISLAND Gilbert Stuart Birthplace, Saunderstown
Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) was born on Dec. 3, 1755, in the colonial-era house located on this property. He became a famous American portraitist of the 18th and 19th centuries.
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