Shady Lea Historic District

Shady Lea Historic District
Location North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°32′7″N 71°27′56″W / 41.53528°N 71.46556°WCoordinates: 41°32′7″N 71°27′56″W / 41.53528°N 71.46556°W
Area 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built 1870
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Gothic, Federal
Governing body Private
MPS North Kingstown MRA
NRHP Reference # 85001644 [1]
Added to NRHP July 19, 1985

The Shady Lea Historic District is a historic district on Shady Lea and Tower Hill Roads in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It encompasses a predominantly residential linear district extending along Shady Lea Road southward from Tower Hill Road. Most of the houses along Shady Lea Road are mill worker housing built in the 19th century for workers at the mill complex which stands at the edge of the Shady Lea Mill Pond, at the southern end of the district. This area is a well-preserved example of the numerous rural mill complexes which dotted the Rhode Island countryside in the 19th century.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. "Historic Resources of North Kingstown (PDF pages 33-37)". Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-11.