Hallville Historic and Archeological District
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Hallville Historic and Archaeological District is a historic district
in Exeter
, Rhode Island
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The historic district contains the remains of 19th-century textile mills and associated structures. The only standing structure in the district is a late 18th-century house at 239 Hallville Rd. The home is known as the Dawley House, for John C. Dawley, a mill owner who once lived there. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on December 5, 1980.
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 Exeter
Exeter, Rhode Island
Exeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Exeter extends east from the Connecticut border to the town of North Kingstown. It is bordered to the north by West Greenwich and East Greenwich, and to the south by Hopkinton, Richmond and South Kingstown. Exeter's postal code...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
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The historic district contains the remains of 19th-century textile mills and associated structures. The only standing structure in the district is a late 18th-century house at 239 Hallville Rd. The home is known as the Dawley House, for John C. Dawley, a mill owner who once lived there. 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 December 5, 1980.