Saunderstown

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Saunderstown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

The Gilbert Stuart Birthplace is located in Saunderstown.
Location	North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Built	1856
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Governing body	Private
MPS	North Kingstown MRA
NRHP Reference #	85001647 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1985

Saunderstown is a small village and historic district in the towns of Narragansett and North Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.

Saunderstown is known as the birthplace of the artist Gilbert Stuart, who is best known for painting the portrait of George Washington that is portrayed on the one-dollar bill. The Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum, which consists of the house in which Stuart was born, a nature trail, and a functional gristmill, is now open to the public as a museum.^[2] Saunderstown is also the location of Casey Farm, an 18th-century plantation that is now a family farm. The farm grows organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers in a Community Agriculture Program. It is operated by Historic New England.^[3]

Saunderstown's postal code is 02874.

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
↑ http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=13452 Saunderstown, Rhode Island Community Profile
↑ http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/casey.htm Historic New England, Casey Farm

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Coordinates: 41°30′28″N 71°25′28″W / 41.50778°N 71.42444°W / 41.50778; -71.42444

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