Crompton Free Library

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Crompton Free Library
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Location1679 Main Street,
West Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°41′6″N71°31′27″W / 41.68500°N 71.52417°W / 41.68500; -71.52417 Coordinates: 41°41′6″N71°31′27″W / 41.68500°N 71.52417°W / 41.68500; -71.52417
Built1876
Architect Stone & Carpenter
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No. 78000062 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1978

The Crompton Free Library is a historic library building 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]

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Background

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