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