Saturday, December 31, 2022

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
General Nathanael Greene Homestead, Coventry

Built in 1770, this house was the home of Revolutionary War Gen. Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) from 1770 to 1776. The house was owned afterwards by Greene's brother, Jacob Greene, and his wife Margaret.