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New London Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, East of main harbor channel, New London, New London County, CT

New London Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, East of main harbor ch...

Significance: New London Ledge Lighthouse, built 1906-1909, is a rare example of a turn-of-the-century, water-bound lighthouse with a masonry, domestic design. While most contemporary lighthouses were construc... More

Larrabee & Hingston Company, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, MA

Larrabee & Hingston Company, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, ...

Significance: The Larrabee & Hingston Company shop complex, consisting of the Main Shop Building, the Lumber Drying Shed, Lumber Storage Shed #1, the Office Building, and Lumber Storage Shed #2, is significant ... More

Rocky Neck Park Trail Bridge, Foot trail over New Haven Railroad, Old Lyme, New London County, CT

Rocky Neck Park Trail Bridge, Foot trail over New Haven Railroad, Old ...

Significance: Erected in 1934 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Rocky Neck Park Trail Bridge is a key transportation element of Rocky Neck Park and carries a foot trail across the New Haven ra... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, 4101 South Fourth Street, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, 4101 Sou...

Significance: The former Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was founded in 1885. It was the fifth in a a series of 11 branch institutions established between 1867 and 1929. Th... More

Haley Farm, Brook Street, Groton, New London County, CT

Haley Farm, Brook Street, Groton, New London County, CT

Significance: Haley Farm State Park possesses local significance as a well-preserved and increasingly rare historic agricultural landscape. Local artifact finds and professional inspection indicate that the si... More

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London County, CT

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London Cou...

Significance: The Wilcox Road Historic District possesses local significance as a concentrated collection of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century residential buildings in a rare, well-preserved rural co... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Memorial Building, Franklin Avenue, southeast of Intersection with Rowland Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Mem...

Significance: The Ward Memorial Building (Building 29) was constructed as the original cultural, administrative and recreational center of the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers... More

Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County...

Significance: Green's Ledge Lighthouse, built 1902, is significant as an example of a pre-fabricated, conical, cast-iron light tower built on a cylindrical cast-iron and concrete foundation. That design was de... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, American Revolver Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, American Revolver Crane, 97 Eas...

Significance: Located on Pier 2, the oldest and primary outfitting pier in the shipyard, Structure 25S, a 37.5-ton American Revolver Crane, is significant for its association with the upgrading of the Quincy-Fo... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 311, Arsenal Street, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 311, Arsenal Street, Watertown, Middle...

Significance: Building No. 311 is essential to understanding Watertown Arsenal activities from World War I to the present day. Reputed to be one of the largest structures in the world in 1917, it was designed ... More

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence & East Providence, Providence, Providence County, RI

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence...

Significance: The India Point Railroad Bridge is one of 25 surviving swing bridges in southern New England, and one of three in Rhode Island. It is an example of early-twentieth-century bridge truss design in ... More

West Street Bridge, West Street over New Haven Railroad, Westerly, Washington County, RI

West Street Bridge, West Street over New Haven Railroad, Westerly, Was...

Significance: Erected in 1913, the West Street Bridge is a significant and massive example of a steel Pratt through-truss, a type of structure that evolved as a common bridge design solution in the early twenti... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 312, Wooley Avenue, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 312, Wooley Avenue, Watertown, Middles...

Significance: Building No. 312, constructed to facilitate the erection of gun carriages, is significant for its industrial association with three adjacent buildings to the west, south, and north (312, HAER No. ... More

New London Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, East of main harbor channel, New London, New London County, CT

New London Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, East of main harbor ch...

Significance: New London Ledge Lighthouse, built 1906-1909, is a rare example of a turn-of-the-century, water-bound lighthouse with a masonry, domestic design. While most contemporary lighthouses were construc... More

East Greenwich, Roughly bounded by Division, Water, London, & Peirce Streets, East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

East Greenwich, Roughly bounded by Division, Water, London, & Peirce S...

Significance: The town center of East Greenwich is significant as a concentrated, well-preserved collection of resources associated with the development of the Town of East Greenwich from its founding in the mi... More

East Greenwich, Roughly bounded by Division, Water, London, & Peirce Streets, East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

East Greenwich, Roughly bounded by Division, Water, London, & Peirce S...

Significance: The town center of East Greenwich is significant as a concentrated, well-preserved collection of resources associated with the development of the Town of East Greenwich from its founding in the mi... More

East Greenwich, Roughly bounded by Division, Water, London, & Peirce Streets, East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

East Greenwich, Roughly bounded by Division, Water, London, & Peirce S...

Significance: The town center of East Greenwich is significant as a concentrated, well-preserved collection of resources associated with the development of the Town of East Greenwich from its founding in the mi... More

Rocky Neck Park Trail Bridge, Foot trail over New Haven Railroad, Old Lyme, New London County, CT

Rocky Neck Park Trail Bridge, Foot trail over New Haven Railroad, Old ...

Significance: Erected in 1934 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Rocky Neck Park Trail Bridge is a key transportation element of Rocky Neck Park and carries a foot trail across the New Haven ra... More

Haley Farm, Brook Street, Groton, New London County, CT

Haley Farm, Brook Street, Groton, New London County, CT

Significance: Haley Farm State Park possesses local significance as a well-preserved and increasingly rare historic agricultural landscape. Local artifact finds and professional inspection indicate that the si... More

Haley Farm, Brook Street, Groton, New London County, CT

Haley Farm, Brook Street, Groton, New London County, CT

Significance: Haley Farm State Park possesses local significance as a well-preserved and increasingly rare historic agricultural landscape. Local artifact finds and professional inspection indicate that the si... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Wellman-Seaver Crane, 97 Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Wellman-Seaver Crane, 97 Howard...

Significance: Erected in 1901, Structure No. 30S, the Wellman-Seaver Folding Gantry Crane, or Crane S-1, is significant as the oldest and longest-operating crane in the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard. Located on P... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middle...

Significance: Building No. 313 is one of the earliest buildings on the present AMTL property and was integral to the industrial development of the Watertown Arsenal in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth ce... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middle...

Significance: Building No. 313 is one of the earliest buildings on the present AMTL property and was integral to the industrial development of the Watertown Arsenal in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth ce... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Memorial Building, Franklin Avenue, southeast of Intersection with Rowland Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Mem...

Significance: The Ward Memorial Building (Building 29) was constructed as the original cultural, administrative and recreational center of the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers... More

Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County...

Significance: Green's Ledge Lighthouse, built 1902, is significant as an example of a pre-fabricated, conical, cast-iron light tower built on a cylindrical cast-iron and concrete foundation. That design was de... More

Hunt River Road Bridge, Hunt River Road (Post Road-U.S. Route 1) over New Haven Railroad, North Kingstown, Washington County, RI

Hunt River Road Bridge, Hunt River Road (Post Road-U.S. Route 1) over ...

Significance: The Hunt River Road Bridge is a significant example of standardized concrete bridge design initiated by Rhode Island Bridge Engineer Clarence L. Hussey during the 1920s, and is also significant as... More

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Main Shop Building, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, MA

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Main Shop Building, 19 Howley Street, Pea...

Significance: The Larrabee & Hingston Company Main Shop Building (ca. 1840-ca. 1914) is significant for its association with Peabody's most important historic industry, the tanning of animal hides. The Main Sh... More

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence & East Providence, Providence, Providence County, RI

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence...

Significance: The India Point Railroad Bridge is one of 25 surviving swing bridges in southern New England, and one of three in Rhode Island. It is an example of early-twentieth-century bridge truss design in ... More

Main Street Bridge, Main Street (State Route 138) over New Haven Railroad, West Kingston, Washington County, RI

Main Street Bridge, Main Street (State Route 138) over New Haven Railr...

Significance: The Main Street Bridge is significant as an example of the standardized concrete bridge design and replacement program initiated by Rhode Island Bridge Engineer Clarence L. Hussey during the 1920s... More

Larrabee & Hingston Company, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, MA

Larrabee & Hingston Company, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, ...

Significance: The Larrabee & Hingston Company shop complex, consisting of the Main Shop Building, the Lumber Drying Shed, Lumber Storage Shed #1, the Office Building, and Lumber Storage Shed #2, is significant ... More

East Greenwich, Roughly bounded by Division, Water, London, & Peirce Streets, East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

East Greenwich, Roughly bounded by Division, Water, London, & Peirce S...

Significance: The town center of East Greenwich is significant as a concentrated, well-preserved collection of resources associated with the development of the Town of East Greenwich from its founding in the mi... More

Joseph Fry Farm Landscape, 2153 South County Trail Road (U.S. Route 2), East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

Joseph Fry Farm Landscape, 2153 South County Trail Road (U.S. Route 2)...

Significance: Fry's Hamlet Historic District is an important collection of three farmsteads, the Joseph Fry Farm, the Spencer-Fry Farm, and the Spencer-Bailey Farm. The buildings and lands which comprise the J... More

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seekonk & Providence Rivers, Providence, Providence County, RI

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seek...

Significance: College Hill is significant at the national level as a well preserved collection of historic residential, commercial, educational, and religious buildings dating from the early eighteenth century ... More

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Lumber Storage Shed No. 2, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, MA

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Lumber Storage Shed No. 2, 19 Howley Stre...

Significance: The Larrabee & Hingston Company Lumber Storage Shed #2 (ca. 1945) is significant for its association with Peabody's most important historic industry, the tanning of animal hides. Lumber Storage S... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, 4101 South Fourth Street, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, 4101 Sou...

Significance: The former Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was founded in 1885. It was the fifth in a a series of 11 branch institutions established between 1867 and 1929. Th... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, 4101 South Fourth Street, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, 4101 Sou...

Significance: The former Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was founded in 1885. It was the fifth in a a series of 11 branch institutions established between 1867 and 1929. Th... More

Haley Farm, Brook Street, Groton, New London County, CT

Haley Farm, Brook Street, Groton, New London County, CT

Significance: Haley Farm State Park possesses local significance as a well-preserved and increasingly rare historic agricultural landscape. Local artifact finds and professional inspection indicate that the si... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Wellman-Seaver Crane, 97 Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Wellman-Seaver Crane, 97 Howard...

Significance: Erected in 1901, Structure No. 30S, the Wellman-Seaver Folding Gantry Crane, or Crane S-1, is significant as the oldest and longest-operating crane in the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard. Located on P... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middle...

Significance: Building No. 313 is one of the earliest buildings on the present AMTL property and was integral to the industrial development of the Watertown Arsenal in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth ce... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middle...

Significance: Building No. 313 is one of the earliest buildings on the present AMTL property and was integral to the industrial development of the Watertown Arsenal in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth ce... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Memorial Building, Franklin Avenue, southeast of Intersection with Rowland Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Mem...

Significance: The Ward Memorial Building (Building 29) was constructed as the original cultural, administrative and recreational center of the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Memorial Building, Franklin Avenue, southeast of Intersection with Rowland Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Mem...

Significance: The Ward Memorial Building (Building 29) was constructed as the original cultural, administrative and recreational center of the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers... More

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Main Shop Building, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, MA

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Main Shop Building, 19 Howley Street, Pea...

Significance: The Larrabee & Hingston Company Main Shop Building (ca. 1840-ca. 1914) is significant for its association with Peabody's most important historic industry, the tanning of animal hides. The Main Sh... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence & East Providence, Providence, Providence County, RI

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence...

Significance: The India Point Railroad Bridge is one of 25 surviving swing bridges in southern New England, and one of three in Rhode Island. It is an example of early-twentieth-century bridge truss design in ... More

Main Street Bridge, Main Street (State Route 138) over New Haven Railroad, West Kingston, Washington County, RI

Main Street Bridge, Main Street (State Route 138) over New Haven Railr...

Significance: The Main Street Bridge is significant as an example of the standardized concrete bridge design and replacement program initiated by Rhode Island Bridge Engineer Clarence L. Hussey during the 1920s... More

Main Street Bridge, Main Street (State Route 138) over New Haven Railroad, West Kingston, Washington County, RI

Main Street Bridge, Main Street (State Route 138) over New Haven Railr...

Significance: The Main Street Bridge is significant as an example of the standardized concrete bridge design and replacement program initiated by Rhode Island Bridge Engineer Clarence L. Hussey during the 1920s... More

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seekonk & Providence Rivers, Providence, Providence County, RI

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seek...

Significance: College Hill is significant at the national level as a well preserved collection of historic residential, commercial, educational, and religious buildings dating from the early eighteenth century ... More

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seekonk & Providence Rivers, Providence, Providence County, RI

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seek...

Significance: College Hill is significant at the national level as a well preserved collection of historic residential, commercial, educational, and religious buildings dating from the early eighteenth century ... More

Rocky Neck Park Trail Bridge, Foot trail over New Haven Railroad, Old Lyme, New London County, CT

Rocky Neck Park Trail Bridge, Foot trail over New Haven Railroad, Old ...

Significance: Erected in 1934 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Rocky Neck Park Trail Bridge is a key transportation element of Rocky Neck Park and carries a foot trail across the New Haven ra... More

Central Street Pedestrian Viaduct, Central Street over New Haven Railroad, Central Falls, Providence County, RI

Central Street Pedestrian Viaduct, Central Street over New Haven Railr...

Significance: The Central Street Pedestrian Viaduct is significant for its associations with historic improvements made by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to their right-of-way in Central Falls an... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middle...

Significance: Building No. 313 is one of the earliest buildings on the present AMTL property and was integral to the industrial development of the Watertown Arsenal in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth ce... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Memorial Building, Franklin Avenue, southeast of Intersection with Rowland Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Mem...

Significance: The Ward Memorial Building (Building 29) was constructed as the original cultural, administrative and recreational center of the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Memorial Building, Franklin Avenue, southeast of Intersection with Rowland Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Mem...

Significance: The Ward Memorial Building (Building 29) was constructed as the original cultural, administrative and recreational center of the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers... More

Greenwood Railroad Bridge, Post Road (U.S. Route 1) & Main Avenue over New Haven Railroad, Warwick, Kent County, RI

Greenwood Railroad Bridge, Post Road (U.S. Route 1) & Main Avenue over...

Significance: The Greenwood Railroad Bridge is significant as an example of the standardized approach to concrete bridge design and replacement initiated by Rhode Island Bridge Engineer Clarence L. Hussey durin... More

Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County...

Significance: Green's Ledge Lighthouse, built 1902, is significant as an example of a pre-fabricated, conical, cast-iron light tower built on a cylindrical cast-iron and concrete foundation. That design was de... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, American Revolver Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, American Revolver Crane, 97 Eas...

Significance: Located on Pier 2, the oldest and primary outfitting pier in the shipyard, Structure 25S, a 37.5-ton American Revolver Crane, is significant for its association with the upgrading of the Quincy-Fo... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 311, Arsenal Street, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 311, Arsenal Street, Watertown, Middle...

Significance: Building No. 311 is essential to understanding Watertown Arsenal activities from World War I to the present day. Reputed to be one of the largest structures in the world in 1917, it was designed ... More

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Main Shop Building, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, MA

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Main Shop Building, 19 Howley Street, Pea...

Significance: The Larrabee & Hingston Company Main Shop Building (ca. 1840-ca. 1914) is significant for its association with Peabody's most important historic industry, the tanning of animal hides. The Main Sh... More

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Main Shop Building, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, MA

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Main Shop Building, 19 Howley Street, Pea...

Significance: The Larrabee & Hingston Company Main Shop Building (ca. 1840-ca. 1914) is significant for its association with Peabody's most important historic industry, the tanning of animal hides. The Main Sh... More

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence & East Providence, Providence, Providence County, RI

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence...

Significance: The India Point Railroad Bridge is one of 25 surviving swing bridges in southern New England, and one of three in Rhode Island. It is an example of early-twentieth-century bridge truss design in ... More

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence & East Providence, Providence, Providence County, RI

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence...

Significance: The India Point Railroad Bridge is one of 25 surviving swing bridges in southern New England, and one of three in Rhode Island. It is an example of early-twentieth-century bridge truss design in ... More

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence & East Providence, Providence, Providence County, RI

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence...

Significance: The India Point Railroad Bridge is one of 25 surviving swing bridges in southern New England, and one of three in Rhode Island. It is an example of early-twentieth-century bridge truss design in ... More

West Street Bridge, West Street over New Haven Railroad, Westerly, Washington County, RI

West Street Bridge, West Street over New Haven Railroad, Westerly, Was...

Significance: Erected in 1913, the West Street Bridge is a significant and massive example of a steel Pratt through-truss, a type of structure that evolved as a common bridge design solution in the early twenti... More

East Greenwich, Roughly bounded by Division, Water, London, & Peirce Streets, East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

East Greenwich, Roughly bounded by Division, Water, London, & Peirce S...

Significance: The town center of East Greenwich is significant as a concentrated, well-preserved collection of resources associated with the development of the Town of East Greenwich from its founding in the mi... More

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seekonk & Providence Rivers, Providence, Providence County, RI

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seek...

Significance: College Hill is significant at the national level as a well preserved collection of historic residential, commercial, educational, and religious buildings dating from the early eighteenth century ... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, 4101 South Fourth Street, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, 4101 Sou...

Significance: The former Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was founded in 1885. It was the fifth in a a series of 11 branch institutions established between 1867 and 1929. Th... More

Central Street Pedestrian Viaduct, Central Street over New Haven Railroad, Central Falls, Providence County, RI

Central Street Pedestrian Viaduct, Central Street over New Haven Railr...

Significance: The Central Street Pedestrian Viaduct is significant for its associations with historic improvements made by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to their right-of-way in Central Falls an... More

Haley Farm, Brook Street, Groton, New London County, CT

Haley Farm, Brook Street, Groton, New London County, CT

Significance: Haley Farm State Park possesses local significance as a well-preserved and increasingly rare historic agricultural landscape. Local artifact finds and professional inspection indicate that the si... More

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London County, CT

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London Cou...

Significance: The Wilcox Road Historic District possesses local significance as a concentrated collection of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century residential buildings in a rare, well-preserved rural co... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Wellman-Seaver Crane, 97 Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Wellman-Seaver Crane, 97 Howard...

Significance: Erected in 1901, Structure No. 30S, the Wellman-Seaver Folding Gantry Crane, or Crane S-1, is significant as the oldest and longest-operating crane in the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard. Located on P... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middle...

Significance: Building No. 313 is one of the earliest buildings on the present AMTL property and was integral to the industrial development of the Watertown Arsenal in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth ce... More

Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County...

Significance: Green's Ledge Lighthouse, built 1902, is significant as an example of a pre-fabricated, conical, cast-iron light tower built on a cylindrical cast-iron and concrete foundation. That design was de... More

Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County...

Significance: Green's Ledge Lighthouse, built 1902, is significant as an example of a pre-fabricated, conical, cast-iron light tower built on a cylindrical cast-iron and concrete foundation. That design was de... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 311, Arsenal Street, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 311, Arsenal Street, Watertown, Middle...

Significance: Building No. 311 is essential to understanding Watertown Arsenal activities from World War I to the present day. Reputed to be one of the largest structures in the world in 1917, it was designed ... More

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Lumber Drying Shed, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, MA

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Lumber Drying Shed, 19 Howley Street, Pea...

Significance: The Larrabee & Hingston Lumber Drying Shed (ca. 1903-ca. 1914) is significant for its association with Peabody's most important historic industry, the tanning of animal hides. The Lumber Drying S... More

Great Captain Island Light, Great Captain Island, Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT

Great Captain Island Light, Great Captain Island, Greenwich, Fairfield...

Significance: Great Captain Island Lighthouse is significant as an example of lighthouse construction techniques of the period immediately following the Civil War. Among its distinctive characteristics are sta... More

Great Captain Island Light, Great Captain Island, Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT

Great Captain Island Light, Great Captain Island, Greenwich, Fairfield...

Significance: Great Captain Island Lighthouse is significant as an example of lighthouse construction techniques of the period immediately following the Civil War. Among its distinctive characteristics are sta... More

Great Captain Island Light, Great Captain Island, Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT

Great Captain Island Light, Great Captain Island, Greenwich, Fairfield...

Significance: Great Captain Island Lighthouse is significant as an example of lighthouse construction techniques of the period immediately following the Civil War. Among its distinctive characteristics are sta... More

Great Captain Island Light, Great Captain Island, Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT

Great Captain Island Light, Great Captain Island, Greenwich, Fairfield...

Significance: Great Captain Island Lighthouse is significant as an example of lighthouse construction techniques of the period immediately following the Civil War. Among its distinctive characteristics are sta... More

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence & East Providence, Providence, Providence County, RI

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence...

Significance: The India Point Railroad Bridge is one of 25 surviving swing bridges in southern New England, and one of three in Rhode Island. It is an example of early-twentieth-century bridge truss design in ... More

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence & East Providence, Providence, Providence County, RI

India Point Railroad Bridge, Spanning Seekonk River between Providence...

Significance: The India Point Railroad Bridge is one of 25 surviving swing bridges in southern New England, and one of three in Rhode Island. It is an example of early-twentieth-century bridge truss design in ... More

New London Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, East of main harbor channel, New London, New London County, CT

New London Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, East of main harbor ch...

Significance: New London Ledge Lighthouse, built 1906-1909, is a rare example of a turn-of-the-century, water-bound lighthouse with a masonry, domestic design. While most contemporary lighthouses were construc... More

Joseph Fry Farm Landscape, 2153 South County Trail Road (U.S. Route 2), East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

Joseph Fry Farm Landscape, 2153 South County Trail Road (U.S. Route 2)...

Significance: Fry's Hamlet Historic District is an important collection of three farmsteads, the Joseph Fry Farm, the Spencer-Fry Farm, and the Spencer-Bailey Farm. The buildings and lands which comprise the J... More

Joseph Fry Farm Landscape, 2153 South County Trail Road (U.S. Route 2), East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

Joseph Fry Farm Landscape, 2153 South County Trail Road (U.S. Route 2)...

Significance: Fry's Hamlet Historic District is an important collection of three farmsteads, the Joseph Fry Farm, the Spencer-Fry Farm, and the Spencer-Bailey Farm. The buildings and lands which comprise the J... More

Joseph Fry Farm Landscape, 2153 South County Trail Road (U.S. Route 2), East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

Joseph Fry Farm Landscape, 2153 South County Trail Road (U.S. Route 2)...

Significance: Fry's Hamlet Historic District is an important collection of three farmsteads, the Joseph Fry Farm, the Spencer-Fry Farm, and the Spencer-Bailey Farm. The buildings and lands which comprise the J... More

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London County, CT

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London Cou...

Significance: The Wilcox Road Historic District possesses local significance as a concentrated collection of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century residential buildings in a rare, well-preserved rural co... More

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London County, CT

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London Cou...

Significance: The Wilcox Road Historic District possesses local significance as a concentrated collection of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century residential buildings in a rare, well-preserved rural co... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 313, Talcott Avenue, Watertown, Middle...

Significance: Building No. 313 is one of the earliest buildings on the present AMTL property and was integral to the industrial development of the Watertown Arsenal in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth ce... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Memorial Building, Franklin Avenue, southeast of Intersection with Rowland Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Ward Mem...

Significance: The Ward Memorial Building (Building 29) was constructed as the original cultural, administrative and recreational center of the Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers... More

Greenwood Railroad Bridge, Post Road (U.S. Route 1) & Main Avenue over New Haven Railroad, Warwick, Kent County, RI

Greenwood Railroad Bridge, Post Road (U.S. Route 1) & Main Avenue over...

Significance: The Greenwood Railroad Bridge is significant as an example of the standardized approach to concrete bridge design and replacement initiated by Rhode Island Bridge Engineer Clarence L. Hussey durin... More

Greenwood Railroad Bridge, Post Road (U.S. Route 1) & Main Avenue over New Haven Railroad, Warwick, Kent County, RI

Greenwood Railroad Bridge, Post Road (U.S. Route 1) & Main Avenue over...

Significance: The Greenwood Railroad Bridge is significant as an example of the standardized approach to concrete bridge design and replacement initiated by Rhode Island Bridge Engineer Clarence L. Hussey durin... More

Greenwood Railroad Bridge, Post Road (U.S. Route 1) & Main Avenue over New Haven Railroad, Warwick, Kent County, RI

Greenwood Railroad Bridge, Post Road (U.S. Route 1) & Main Avenue over...

Significance: The Greenwood Railroad Bridge is significant as an example of the standardized approach to concrete bridge design and replacement initiated by Rhode Island Bridge Engineer Clarence L. Hussey durin... More

Hunt River Road Bridge, Hunt River Road (Post Road-U.S. Route 1) over New Haven Railroad, North Kingstown, Washington County, RI

Hunt River Road Bridge, Hunt River Road (Post Road-U.S. Route 1) over ...

Significance: The Hunt River Road Bridge is a significant example of standardized concrete bridge design initiated by Rhode Island Bridge Engineer Clarence L. Hussey during the 1920s, and is also significant as... More

Hunt River Road Bridge, Hunt River Road (Post Road-U.S. Route 1) over New Haven Railroad, North Kingstown, Washington County, RI

Hunt River Road Bridge, Hunt River Road (Post Road-U.S. Route 1) over ...

Significance: The Hunt River Road Bridge is a significant example of standardized concrete bridge design initiated by Rhode Island Bridge Engineer Clarence L. Hussey during the 1920s, and is also significant as... More

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Lumber Drying Shed, 19 Howley Street, Peabody, Essex County, MA

Larrabee & Hingston Company, Lumber Drying Shed, 19 Howley Street, Pea...

Significance: The Larrabee & Hingston Lumber Drying Shed (ca. 1903-ca. 1914) is significant for its association with Peabody's most important historic industry, the tanning of animal hides. The Lumber Drying S... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 312, Wooley Avenue, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA

Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 312, Wooley Avenue, Watertown, Middles...

Significance: Building No. 312, constructed to facilitate the erection of gun carriages, is significant for its industrial association with three adjacent buildings to the west, south, and north (312, HAER No. ... More

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