The Old Harbor Historic District is an

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in the resort community of New Shoreham on

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off the southern coast of

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. Bounded by the

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and Main Street, it includes Spring, High, and Water streets as well. There are 42 buildings listed in the district, which was listed on the

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in 1974.

District buildings

Chapel Street * Site of First Baptist Church * Saint Andrews Roman Catholic Church, c.1900 Dodge Street * Surf Hotel, c. 1876 * Blue Dory Inn, c. 1870 * Drug Store, c. 1870 * Olsen's Cottage, c. 1875 * Rose Store, c. 1875 * Gothic Cottage, c. 1880 * Andrew. Dodge House, c. 1800 * Leslie Dodge House (The Gables Inn), c. 1860 * J. Hooper House, c. 1750 * Mansard House, c. 1875 High Street * House, c. 1870 * Union Hotel, 1883 * Hartford Hotel, c. 1880 * Mitchell Cottage, c. 1865 * Masonic Lodge, c. 1876 * Perry Cottage, c. 1890 * Bellevue Hotel, c. 1885 * Eureka Hotel, c. 1880 * Highland House, c. 1890 Main Street * Woonsocket House (Block Island Historical Society), c. 1875 * Woonsocket House (Annex Block Island Inn), c. 1880 * The Yellow Kittens, c. 1890 Spring Street * Adrian Hotel ( First Baptist Church), 1886 * Hotel Manisses, 1882 * 1661 Inn, c. 1870 * Rose Cottage, c. 1880 * Atlantic Hotel Norwich Hotel, c. 1880 * House, c. 1885 * Spring House and Annex, 1852/c. 1872 Water Street * New National Hotel, 1888/1904 * Narragansett Hotel, c. 1875/c. 19O8 * Ocean Cottage New Shoreham Hotel, c. 1875/c. 1910 * Pequot House, 1882 * Odd Fellows Hall, 1872 * Norton's Cottage Dept. Store, c. 189O * Roller Skating Rink Empire Theatre, c. 188O * City Drug Store, c. 1880 * C. C. Ball General Store, c. 1880 * Shamrock Inn Ocean View Annex, c. 1875 * Site of Ocean View Hotel

References

{{National Register of Historic Places Historic districts in Washington County, Rhode Island New Shoreham, Rhode Island Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island

District buildings

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