Frenchtown Baptist Church

This church was organized in 1848. It used to be called the Seminary Baptist Church.

Frenchtown Baptist Church

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Rose Cottage c. 1850

Rose Cottage

On May 27, 1854 the first issue of the Rhode Island Pendulum was published. The man who printed this first issue was William N. Sherman. He lived in Rose Cottage after 1858. The newspaper that he started is now called the East Greenwich Pendulum.

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First Swedish Church 1874

This building was used as a church until 1905. Lutheran services where said there in the Swedish language. The former church is now the Boy Scout House which is used by Troop 2.

First Swedish Church 1874

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Parkinson Halloway House c. 1875

Parkinson Halloway House

The small front part of this house was originally a hen house. Is was Mrs. Parkinson who made it into a regular house where her brother Mr. Halloway lived.

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St. Luke's Church 1875/1923

St. Luke's Church 1875

The church was organized on August 10, 1833. The spire of the church was built in 1923.

St. Luke's Church 1923

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Swift Gym 1907

Swift Gym

On March 28, 1907 Swift Gym was dedicated. It was a part of East Greenwich Academy, which was a private school in the town.

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East Greenwich Free Library 1914

On March 3, 1867 the library was organized. The treasurer was James H. Eldredge. Originally the library was built on Main Street, but in the summer of 1870 the new building on Peirce Street was built.

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Daniel Albert Peirce 1838-1932

Daniel Albert Peirce

He donated the funds needed for the East Greenwich Free Library in 1915.

Adeline Vaughan Peirce

Adeline Vaughan Peirce

She was the daughter of Daniel Albert Peirce and the children's library is dedicated to her.

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Fire Station 1914/1960

The fire station is located on Main Street and a second fire station is on Frenchtown Road.

Fire Station

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