§ 260-58
Designation of historic districts and outlying properties
- A. For the purposes of this article, the boundaries of historic districts are established as shown on a map entitled "East Greenwich Historic District Map," which is filed in the office of the Town Clerk. This map, and any recorded amendments to the map, are hereby incorporated as a part of this article.
- (1) The East Greenwich Historic District is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the center lines of West Street and Division Street, thence easterly along the center line of Division Street to the high-water mark of Greenwich Cove, so-called; thence turning and running generally southerly and southwesterly along the high-water mark of said Greenwich Cove to a point, said point being located on the high-water mark of said Greenwich Cove and also being the point at the easterly end of the center line of Crompton Avenue; thence turning and running generally northeasterly along the center line of Crompton Avenue to the intersection of the center line of Rocky Hollow Road; thence turning and running generally westerly along the center line of Rocky Hollow Road to the intersection of the center line of Main Street and the extensions of the center lines of Rocky Hollow Road and First Avenue; thence continuing generally westerly along the center line of First Avenue to the intersection of the center line of First Avenue and the extension of the center line of Reynolds Street; thence turning and running generally northerly along the center lines of Reynolds Street and Spring Street; thence turning and running generally westerly along the center line of Spring Street to the intersection of the center lines of Spring Street and West Street; thence turning and running generally northerly along the center line of West Street to the center line of Division Street, being the point and place of beginning, together with all the lots or parcels of land located as follows:
- (a) All lots or parcels of land on the south side of and abutting Rocky Hollow Road.
- (b) All lots or parcels of land on the south side of and abutting Crompton Avenue.
- (c) All lots or parcels of land on the south side of and abutting First Avenue, between Main Street and the south extension of the center line of Reynolds Street. Any parcel bisected by this line is considered outside the boundaries of the Historic District.
- (d) All lots or parcels of land on the west side of and abutting Reynolds Street, between First Avenue and Spring Street.
- (e) All lots or parcels of land on the south side of and abutting Spring Street between Reynolds Street and West Street.
- (f) All lots or parcels of land on the west side of and abutting West Street, between Spring Street and Division Street.
- (g) All lots or parcels of land on the south side of and abutting Division Street, between West Street and Kenyon Avenue.
- (2) The Tillinghast Road Historic District is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of the district the boundary follows the north and east lot lines of Plat 16C Lot 18, runs due south across Frenchtown Road to the north bound of Plat 18B Lot 1; thence east and south on the north and east bounds of said lot to the southeast corner; thence east and southeast across the southern tail of Plat 18B Lot 42 to the southeast corner of said lot; then following the bounds of Lot 42 north and east to the northwest corner of Plat 18B Lot 133; thence south and east along the west and south bounds of Lot 133 to the southwest corner of Plat 18B Lot 132; thence east and north along the south and east bounds of Lot 132 to its northeast corner; thence east along the south bound of Plat 18B Lot 181 to its southeast corner; thence south along the east bound of Plat 18B Lot 13 to its southeast corner. From that point running east along the southern bound of Lot 13 to the eastern edge of Tillinghast Road; thence southerly along the eastern edge of Tillinghast Road along the western bounds of Lots 106, 107, 108 and 109 to the northwest corner of Plat 18E Lot 15; then east along the north bound of Lot 15 to the northeast corner of said lot; thence south along the eastern bound of Lot 15 approximately 1,540 feet to the southeast corner of said lot; thence west along the south bound of Lot 15 a distance of 1,277 feet plus; thence turning south a distance of approximately 470 feet to the north edge of South Road; thence west along the north edge of South Road a distance of approximately 180 feet to the eastern edge of Tillinghast Road; thence north on the east side of the road to a point opposite the southeast corner of Plat 19B Lot 138; thence west on the south bound of Plat 19B Lot 138; thence north to the northwest bound of said lot; thence northeast across Plat 19B Lot 38 to meet the southwest corner of Plat 19B Lot 137; thence north on the west bound of Lot 137 and following north in the same line across Plat 19B Lot 38 to meet the southwest corner of Plat 19B Lot 127; thence north on the west bounds of Lot 127 and 128 to Plat 19B Lot 37; thence west and north on the south and west bounds of Lot 37 to the southwest corner of Plat 19C Lot 72; thence north to the southwest corner of Plat 19C Lot 32; thence east and north following the bounds of Plat 19C Lot 72 to the southwest corner of Plat 19C Lot 71; thence north along the western bounds of Lots 71 and 68 to Frenchtown Road. Thence easterly along the southern edge of Frenchtown Road to a point approximately 300 feet west of Tillinghast Road; thence northerly across Frenchtown Road and straight north across Plat 15J Lot 66 to the southwest corner of Plat 15J Lot 409; thence north along the west bound of Lot 409 and east along its north bound to the southwest corner of Plat 15J Lot 501; thence north along the western bound of Lot 501 to the northwest corner of said lot; thence east along the north bound of Lot 501 approximately 91 feet to a point 80 feet west of Tillinghast Road; thence north across Plat 15J Lot 13 to the south bound of Plat 15J Lot 63; thence east along the south bound of Lot 63 to the western edge of Tillinghast Road. Then south along the west edge of Tillinghast Road about 480 feet to a point opposite the northwest corner of Plat 16C Lot 18; thence east across Tillinghast Road to that corner, the point of beginning, including all lots or parcels as noted below:
- (a) Plat 15J, Lots 409 and 501 in total and portions of Lots 13 and 66; Plat 16C, Lot 18 in total; Plat 18B, Lots 1 and 13; Plat 18E, Lot 15; Plat 19B, Lots 37, 127, 128, 137 and 138 in total and a portion of Lot 38; Plat 19C, Lots 37, 72, 66, 68, 71, 76, 79, 163, 169, 181 and 187.
- (1) The East Greenwich Historic District is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the center lines of West Street and Division Street, thence easterly along the center line of Division Street to the high-water mark of Greenwich Cove, so-called; thence turning and running generally southerly and southwesterly along the high-water mark of said Greenwich Cove to a point, said point being located on the high-water mark of said Greenwich Cove and also being the point at the easterly end of the center line of Crompton Avenue; thence turning and running generally northeasterly along the center line of Crompton Avenue to the intersection of the center line of Rocky Hollow Road; thence turning and running generally westerly along the center line of Rocky Hollow Road to the intersection of the center line of Main Street and the extensions of the center lines of Rocky Hollow Road and First Avenue; thence continuing generally westerly along the center line of First Avenue to the intersection of the center line of First Avenue and the extension of the center line of Reynolds Street; thence turning and running generally northerly along the center lines of Reynolds Street and Spring Street; thence turning and running generally westerly along the center line of Spring Street to the intersection of the center lines of Spring Street and West Street; thence turning and running generally northerly along the center line of West Street to the center line of Division Street, being the point and place of beginning, together with all the lots or parcels of land located as follows:
- B. For the purpose of this article, the following shall comprise a list of specified structures whose dwellings and accessories are hereby deemed "outlying properties" of historical, architectural and/or archaeological value and are hereby designated as historic structures:
CARRS POND ROAD Caleb Carr House
A.P. 15E Lot 56
941 Carrs Pond RoadGifford-Pitcher House
A.P. 15E Lot 67
1000 Carrs Pond RoadCEDAR AVENUE Long-Langord-Kenyon House
A.P. 9B Lots 81 and 186
441 Cedar AvenueMawney House
A.P. 9A Lot 281
650 Cedar AvenueDEERFIELD DRIVE Gardiner House at High Hawk Farm
A.P. 15 Lot 104
100 Deerfield DriveDIVISION STREET Andrew Briggs House
A.P. 12C Lot 86
1727 Division StreetFRENCHTOWN ROAD Greene-Davis House
A.P. 16E Lot 14
911 Frenchtown RoadElisha Greene House
A.P. 16D Lot 15
999 Frenchtown RoadTibbitts Farm
A.P. 19I Lot 20
1786 Frenchtown RoadElder James Wightman House
A.P. 15H Lot 122
1995 Frenchtown RoadTillinghast Factory Ruins
A.P. 16C and D Lot 53
North Side Frenchtown RoadFrenchtown Baptist Church
NE Wireless & Steam Museum
A.P. 19C Lot 71; Southwest corner Frenchtown Road and Tillinghast RoadHOWLAND ROAD Clement Weaver House
A.P. 10F Lot 77
125 Howland RoadKENYON AVENUE Kenyon Estate
A.P. 2 Lot 69
70 Kenyon AvenueSpencer-King House
A.P. 9B Lot 283
235 Kenyon AvenueFreeman House
A.P. 4 Lot 22
216 Kenyon AvenueMIDDLE ROAD Crossways Farm
A.P. 8 Lot 1
12 Middle RoadThe Lilacs
A.P. 7 Lot 162
388 Middle RoadPaul Spencer House
A.P. 12G Lot 20
1167 Middle RoadBowen Spencer House
A.P. 16A Lot 5
1266 Middle RoadCaptain Brown House
A.P. 12H Lot 30
1341 Middle RoadThe Brown Bread Place
A.P. 16A Lot 6
1300 Middle RoadSHIPPEE ROAD Wightman House
A.P. 19J Lot 21
30 Shippee RoadSOUTH COUNTY TRAIL Mary Ellis House
A.P. 12F Lot 36
1629 South County TrailJohnathan Pitcher House
A.P. 11F Lot 7
2400 South County TrailSpencer Fry House
A.P. 11G Lot 4
2196 South County TrailJustin Fry Homestead
A.P. 16F Lot 1
2153 South County TrailSpencer Bailey House
A.P. 11H Lot 2
2068 South County TrailSOUTH PIERCE ROAD Joshua Coggeshall House
A.P. 11C Lot 66
62 South Pierce RoadSOUTH ROAD Richard Briggs Farm
A.P. 19A Lot 46
830 South RoadSilas Jones House
A.P. 19L Lot 50
1570 South RoadSPRING STREET Congdon House
A.P. 2 Lot 64
194 Spring StreetTILLINGHAST ROAD Card House
A.P. 15J Lot 40
459 Tillinghast Road