Crompton Free Library

Crompton Free Library
Location West Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°41′6″N 71°31′27″W / 41.68500°N 71.52417°W / 41.68500; -71.52417Coordinates: 41°41′6″N 71°31′27″W / 41.68500°N 71.52417°W / 41.68500; -71.52417
Built 1876
Architect Stone & Carpenter
Architectural style Stick/Eastlake, Other
NRHP Reference # 78000062 [1]
Added to NRHP November 20, 1978

The Crompton Free Library is an historic library building at 1679 Main Street in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The small single-story wood frame building was constructed in 1876, with funding from local mill owners. It is an excellent local example of a small Stick style public structure.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It now serves as home to the Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Crompton Free Library" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-14.

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