The U.S. Weather Bureau Station is a historic former weather station on Beach Avenue on Block Island, Rhode Island. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, three bays wide, with a flat roof surrounded by a low balustrade. There is a full-width porch across the front, supported by grouped columns. The Classical Revival building was designed by Harding & Upman, and constructed in 1903, replacing a station destroyed by fire the previous year. It originally had meteorological instruments mounted on the roof and the grounds, and was used as a weather station until 1950. It was then converted for use as a summer tourist residence.[2]
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| Location | Beach Ave, New Shoreham, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′41″N 71°34′14″W / 41.17806°N 71.57056°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Harding & Upman |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000006[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 4, 1983 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for US Weather Bureau Station" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
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