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Added to NRHP. May 1, 1974. The Captain Stephen Olney House is a historic site in North Providence, Rhode Island. It is a 2⁄2 -story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a pair of interior chimneys. The principal exterior decoration is in the front door surround, which features pilasters supporting an entablature and gable pediment.
Greystone Mill Historic District. Greystone Mill Historic District. April 28, 2004. ( #04000378) Greystone Ave. 41°51′53″N 71°29′28″W. / 41.864722°N 71.491111°W / 41.864722; -71.491111 ( Greystone Mill Historic District) North Providence and Johnston. Mill complex along the Woonasquatucket River.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
LGBTQ rights in Rhode Island. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S. state of Rhode Island have the same legal rights as non-LGBT people. [1] Rhode Island established two types of major relationship recognition for same-sex couples, starting with civil unions on July 1, 2011, and then on August 1, 2013 with same-sex ...
The Greystone Historic District is a historic district encompassing the early 20th-century mill village of Greystone in North Providence, Rhode Island.The district most significant elements is the Greystone Mill, a complex of brick industrial buildings on the North Providence side of the Woonasquatucket River, as well as the dam spanning the river and a water tank in Johnston.
Narragansett's ordinance creates a licensing system for short-term rentals and caps the number of licenses to be issued at 1,100 the first year, decreasing by 100 each year down to 900 by 2026. In ...
The primary political subdivisions of Rhode Island are its cities and towns. New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in states where civil townships exist. However, they differ primarily in that New England towns are full-fledged municipal corporations. In Rhode Island, as in most of New England, the laws regulating ...
Joshua Verin (c. 1611 – 1695) was a founding settler of Providence in what would become the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.He is best known for being disfranchised for violating his wife's freedom of conscience by severely beating her when she refused to stop attending prayer meetings held by Roger Williams.