Kingston, Rhode Island, United States

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Kingston, Rhode Island, United States is a small historic village best known as the home of the University of Rhode Island and as the childhood home of author Jhumpa Lahiri.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
historic district
village
areaCode 401
associatedWith Jhumpa Lahiri
Rhode Island Rams athletics
childhoodHomeOf Jhumpa Lahiri
climate humid continental climate
contains Rhode Island University
surface form: University of Rhode Island
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Washington County, Rhode Island
demographicsCharacteristic population includes large student community
distanceToAtlanticCoast approximately 5–7 miles inland
distanceToProvidence approximately 25 miles south-southwest
GNISFeatureID 1219821
governedBy Town Council of South Kingstown
hasEducationalInstitution Rhode Island University
surface form: University of Rhode Island
hasFeature 19th-century residential architecture
historic village green
university-related facilities
hasHistoricDistrict Kingston Village Historic District
hasLandUse commercial (village center)
educational
residential
hasLibrary Kingston Free Library
hasReligiousBuilding historic village churches
hasUTCOffset UTC−05:00
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−04:00
historicSignificance example of a 18th–19th century New England village
isCampusLocationOf Rhode Island University
surface form: University of Rhode Island
knownFor Kingston Village Historic District
being home to the University of Rhode Island
historic village center
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Narragansett, Rhode Island
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
surface form: Wakefield, Rhode Island
locatedOn Kingston Hill
nearestCity Providence
surface form: Providence, Rhode Island
NRHPReference Kingston Village Historic District
partOf New England
postalCode 02881
region southern Rhode Island
roadAccess Rhode Island Route 138
U.S. Route 1 nearby
servedBy Kingston (Amtrak station)
state Rhode Island
town South Kingstown, Rhode Island
transportation Northeast Corridor rail line nearby

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Jhumpa Lahiri grewUpIn Kingston, Rhode Island, United States