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Edgewood Historic District–Arnold Farm Plat

Coordinates: 41°46′38″N 71°23′44″W / 41.777222°N 71.395556°W / 41.777222; -71.395556
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Edgewood Historic District–Arnold Farm Plat
Edgewood Historic District–Arnold Farm Plat is located in Rhode Island
Edgewood Historic District–Arnold Farm Plat
Edgewood Historic District–Arnold Farm Plat is located in the United States
Edgewood Historic District–Arnold Farm Plat
LocationArnold, Albert, Columbia Aves.; parts of Broad St., Pawtuxet Ave., Narragansett Blvd., Cranston, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°46′38″N 71°23′44″W / 41.777222°N 71.395556°W / 41.777222; -71.395556
Area38 acres (15 ha)
NRHP reference No.10000733 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 2010

The Edgewood Historic District–Arnold Farm Plat is a residential historic district in the Edgewood neighborhood of eastern Cranston, Rhode Island. It is bounded on the north by Albert Avenue, on the east by Narragansett Bay, on the south by Columbia Avenue, and on the west by Broad Street. The district was primarily built out as a streetcar suburb of Providence between 1890 and 1930, and feature styles from Queen Anne and Colonial Revival to Dutch Colonials and two- and three-decker multiunit houses. Prior to its development, the area had been farmed by several generations of the Arnold family.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Edgewood Historic District–Arnold Farm Plat" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.