Benjamin Carr Farm, Route 138 (Eldred Avenue) & Helm Street, Jamestown, Newport County, RI

Significance: Eldred Avenue (Route 138) is the northern boundary of the Windmill Hill National Register Historic District. The district is significant for its excellently preserved eighteenth and nineteenth century architecture, including agricultural, religious and residential structures and its unspoiled rural landscape. The district is the best example of an eighteenth century Quaker farming community extant in Rhode Island. The Benjamin Carr Farm is one of six farmsteads that comprise the district. The Carrs were early proprietors of Jamestown, prominent for their involvement in state and local politics, and prosperous from their farming and business exploits on the island.
Survey number: HABS RI-394
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78000067