Greene Inn

The Greene Inn (also known as Green Inn or Greene's Inn) was a historic summer resort hotel at 175 Ocean Road in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Greene Inn
1930s postcard view
LocationNarragansett, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°25′23″N 71°27′23″W
Built1887
ArchitectPreston, William Gibbons
Architectural styleShingle Style
NRHP reference No.76000009[1]
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1976

The shingle style inn was built in 1887 to a design by William Gibbons Preston and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It was designed as a year-round facility in what was then a seasonal summer resort area, with steam heat piped to its rooms. It originally including facilities for stabling up to 100 polo ponies.[2]

The hotel closed in 1975.[3]:p. 13–2 The inn was used as a set for the television film The House of Mirth in 1979.[3]:p. 13–16 It was destroyed by a fire in 1980,[4][3]:p. 13–18 and condemned in 1981.[3]:p. 14–2

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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Latimer, Sallie (1997). Narragansett-by-the-Sea. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 39–40. ISBN 9780738563626.
  3. Vangermeersch, Richard (2017). "History of Narragansett, RI from 1800-1999: A Chronology of Major Events" (PDF). The Narragansett Historical Society. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  4. "Historic Resources of Narragansett Pier" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-21.


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