Edgewood Historic District-Taft Estate Plat
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Edgewood Historic District—Taft Estate Plat is a historic district
in Cranston, Rhode Island
that is bounded by Windsor Road, Narragansett Bay, Circuit Drive and Broad Street.
Architect Norman Isham
worked on several of the houses in the area. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on October 24, 2003 and features various styles of architecture including Queen Anne, and late 19th and 20th Century Revivals.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in Cranston, Rhode Island
Cranston, Rhode Island
Cranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 80,387 at the 2010 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston...
that is bounded by Windsor Road, Narragansett Bay, Circuit Drive and Broad Street.
Architect Norman Isham
Norman Isham
Norman Morrison Isham was a prominent architectural historian, restorationist, author, and professor at Brown University and RISD.-Biography:...
worked on several of the houses in the area. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on October 24, 2003 and features various styles of architecture including Queen Anne, and late 19th and 20th Century Revivals.