Lime Rock Historic District
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Lime Rock Historic District is a historically significant area in Lincoln, Rhode Island, known for its 18th- and 19th-century limestone quarrying and associated mill village architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lime Rock Historic District canonical | 1 |
| Limerock Village Historic District | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
national historic district ⓘ |
| contains |
company-built residences
ⓘ
historic limestone quarries ⓘ historic village center ⓘ mill-related buildings ⓘ workers' housing ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | part of early American industrialization ⓘ |
| developmentType |
industrial village
ⓘ
mill village ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Lincoln, Rhode Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Lincoln, Rhode Island
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Federal architecture
ⓘ
Greek Revival architecture ⓘ Italianate architecture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
limestone quarrying
ⓘ
mill village development ⓘ |
| hasLandUseHistory |
industrial extraction
ⓘ
residential mill housing ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryIndustry | stone quarrying ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryMaterial | limestone ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| knownFor |
18th-century limestone quarrying
ⓘ
19th-century limestone quarrying ⓘ mill village architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln, Rhode Island
ⓘ
New England ⓘ Providence County, Rhode Island ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lime Rock village ⓘ |
| namedAfter | local limestone rock formations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Blackstone Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Blackstone River Valley industrial region
|
| periodOfSignificance |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| significantFor |
association with early building materials industry
ⓘ
integrity of historic village layout ⓘ representation of 18th- and 19th-century workers' housing ⓘ |
| stateHeritageDesignation |
Newport Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhode Island historic district
|
| transportationContext | served by regional roads connecting to Providence ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lincoln, Rhode Island
this entity surface form:
Limerock Village Historic District