The Pawtuxet Village Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) community organization dedicated to preserving the structures, community, and history of the National Historic District. Pawtuxet Village is one of the first registered historic districts in the country and sits on the Pawtuxet River in both Warwick and Cranston. It is unique as one of the first settled communities in RI and contains a varied collection of homes and history of commerce on the waterfront. "From Attics to Archive", these pictures were sourced from personal collections and represent the varied aspects of life in this community from about 1870 to present.
Eudora Banyon House built circa 1894; these kinds of elaborate Queen Anne style carriage houses were commonly erected adjacent to the summer houses located on Pawtuxet Neck at the turn of the century
The Ethel Turner State, originally built for Susan and Thomas Sawyer, was built in 1894. In 1986, when owner Ethel Turner died, the house was willed to the City of Cranston, so that a park with water access might be constructed. However, due to opposition from the city and neighbors, the will was overturned and the property remains a private residence
Elisha Smith House was built circa 1700s and is the oldest surviving building on Broad Street in Cranston, R. I. It has been largely altered over the years.
These cottages, built circa 1897 by the Bloomers of Pawtuxet's Bloomer Factory, were of a series of houses (on Ocean Avenue, Sheldon Street, and Commercial Street) built to be summer cottages on Stillhouse Cove in Pawtuxet Village.
A family group stands in the yarden at the side of a house on Fair Street in Pawtuxet Village, Warwick. Left to Right: Robert Rhodes, Ellis Rhodes, Louise Rhodes, W. B. Rhodes, Thomas M. Hawkins, Mrs. Sarana, [Rhodes] Hawkins, and Charles S. Hawkins; Note: house is now 25 Fair Street