Shady Lea Historic District

The Shady Lea Historic District is a historic district on Shady Lea and Tower Hill Roads in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It encompasses a predominantly residential linear district extending along Shady Lea Road southward from Tower Hill Road. Most of the houses along Shady Lea Road are mill worker housing built in the 19th century for workers at the mill complex which stands at the edge of the Shady Lea Mill Pond, at the southern end of the district. This area is a well-preserved example of the numerous rural mill complexes which dotted the Rhode Island countryside in the 19th century.[2]

Shady Lea Historic District
Mill workers' housing
Shady Lea Historic District is located in Rhode Island
Shady Lea Historic District
Shady Lea Historic District is located in the United States
Shady Lea Historic District
LocationNorth Kingstown, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°32′7″N 71°27′56″W / 41.53528°N 71.46556°W / 41.53528; -71.46556
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built1870
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGothic, Federal
MPSNorth Kingstown MRA
NRHP reference No.85001644 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1985

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Historic Resources of North Kingstown (PDF pages 33-37)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved November 11, 2014.