The Smithfield Road Historic District is a rural historic district in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, along Old Smithfield Road (Rhode Island Route 146A). It extends along Old Smithfield Road north from its junction with Sayles Hill Road, and is roughly bisected by Spring Brook. It includes eight historic houses or farmsteads, two 19th-century cemeteries, and a dam (whose construction date is unknown) on Spring Brook just east of the road. The district encompasses a cross-section of the development of agricultural properties in North Smithfield over the 19th century, with properties dating from 1811 (1034 Old Smithfield Road) to 1932 (1172 Old Smithfield Road). The district covers 170 acres (69 ha), which includes lands currently and formerly in agricultural use.[2]
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| Location | North Smithfield, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°58′2″N 71°29′34″W / 41.96722°N 71.49278°W |
| Area | 170 acres (69 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000036 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 1987 |
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Smithfield Road Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- Walter Nebiker, The History of North Smithfield (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1976).