Brown Avenue Historic District | |
![]() Dame Farm, part of
Snake Den State Park | |
Location | Johnston, Rhode Island |
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Area | 563 acres (228 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 73000066 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
The Brown Avenue Historic District is a rural historic district in Johnston, Rhode Island, USA. The district encompasses a rural and agricultural landscape centered on a 1-mile (1.6 km) stretch in the midsection of Brown Avenue, which runs between Hartford Avenue ( United States Route 6) and Greenville Avenue ( Rhode Island Route 5). There are five farmsteads, with the Dame Farmstead at its center, whose farmhouses date to the late 18th century. A number of these farms are no longer in production, and part of the district is in Snake Den State Park. [2]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
41°50′49″N 71°32′23″W / 41.846931°N 71.539585°W
Brown Avenue Historic District | |
![]() Dame Farm, part of
Snake Den State Park | |
Location | Johnston, Rhode Island |
---|---|
Area | 563 acres (228 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 73000066 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
The Brown Avenue Historic District is a rural historic district in Johnston, Rhode Island, USA. The district encompasses a rural and agricultural landscape centered on a 1-mile (1.6 km) stretch in the midsection of Brown Avenue, which runs between Hartford Avenue ( United States Route 6) and Greenville Avenue ( Rhode Island Route 5). There are five farmsteads, with the Dame Farmstead at its center, whose farmhouses date to the late 18th century. A number of these farms are no longer in production, and part of the district is in Snake Den State Park. [2]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
41°50′49″N 71°32′23″W / 41.846931°N 71.539585°W