Windmill Cottage, Warwick

Name: Windmill Cottage
Address: 144 Division St, Warwick, 02818-2911, United States
Telephone: +1 401-884-3790

#11 among attractions in Warwick

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Windmill Cottage is a historic house and former windmill at 144 Division Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It was the home of George Washington Greene, a former American consul to Rome and historian. It was purchased for Greene by his friend, the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ()

Built: 1790 (235 years ago)Coordinates: 41°39'49"N, 71°27'21"W

Address

144 Division StDowntown East GreenwichWarwick 02818-2911 United States

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+1 401-884-3790

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Day trips

Windmill Cottage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clouds Hill, Governor Greene Cemetery, Greenwich Odeum, Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House.

1.1 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Clouds Hill, Warwick
27 min walk • Clouds Hill is a historic house museum at 4157 Post Road in Warwick, Rhode Island. It is located on the estate formerly known as Cedar Hill, a country estate built 1871-77 as a wedding present for Elizabeth Ives Slater Reed by her father, William S. Slater.
~1420 ftNW
Cemetery
Governor Greene Cemetery, Warwick
7 min walk • The Governor Greene Cemetery, frequently called the Governor Greene Lot, is designated as Rhode Island Historical Cemetery, Warwick, #40, and is a late colonial cemetery located in Warwick, Rhode Island near the East Greenwich town line.
~1510 ftE
41°39'47"N • 71°27'1"W
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich
8 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~1150 ftE
Military museum, Historical place, Museum
Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House, Warwick
6 min walk • The General James Mitchell Varnum House is an historic house at 57 Peirce Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1773 for James Mitchell Varnum, who later served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Goddard Memorial State Park, Warwick
26 min walk • Goddard Memorial State Park is a public recreation area occupying 490 acres along the shores of Greenwich Cove and Greenwich Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island.
~1770 ftSE
Tower
Kent County Courthouse, East Greenwich
9 min walk • The Kent County Courthouse, now the East Greenwich Town Hall, is a historic court building at 127 Main Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Kent County was set off from Providence County in 1750. The same year, a courthouse was constructed in East Greenwich, then the largest town in the new county.
~1500 ftSE
Neighbourhood
East Greenwich Historic District, East Greenwich
8 min walk • East Greenwich Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic commercial and civic heart of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States.
0.4 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Col. Micah Whitmarsh House, East Greenwich
11 min walk • The Colonel Micah Whitmarsh House is an historic house in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The 2-1/2 story Greek Revival style brick house was built c. 1767-1771 by John Reynolds, and acquired in 1773 by Micah Whitmarsh, a founding member of the local Kentish Guards militia, which are located nearby in the Armory of the Kentish Guards.
1.1 miW
Vernacular architecture, Saltbox architecture
Clement Weaver–Daniel Howland House, East Greenwich
29 min walk • The Clement Weaver–Daniel Howland House is a historic stone-ender timber frame house built in 1679. This rare example of primitive 17th-century architecture is located at 125 Howland Road in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It is the oldest documented dwelling house in Kent County and the second oldest home in Rhode Island.

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Which popular attractions are close to Windmill Cottage?

Nearby attractions include Gen. James Mitchell Varnum House, Warwick (6 min walk), Governor Greene Cemetery, Warwick (7 min walk), East Greenwich Historic District, East Greenwich (8 min walk), Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich (8 min walk).