Clayville Historic District

Historic district in Rhode Island, United States

United States historic place


Clayville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


41°46′37″N 71°40′35″W / 41.77694°N 71.67639°W / 41.77694; -71.67639
Area	81 acres (33 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Late Victorian
MPS	Foster MPS
NRHP reference No.	88003079^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 29, 1988

Clayville Historic District is an 81-acre (33 ha) historic district in Foster and Scituate, Rhode Island. The district encompasses the heart of the village of Clayville, a small 19th-century mill village. It is centered on the junction of Plainfield Pike, Field Hill Road, and Victory Highway near the Clayville Mill pond, and is roughly bisected by the town line between Foster and Scituate. The mill pond is impounded by a c. 1847 dam, which powered mills whose ruins and waterways lie downstream. The village is mainly residential, with vernacular 19th-century construction predominating. Notable buildings include the Clayville Christian Union Church, built 1867–71 with Greek Revival styling, and the c. 1845 Clayville Schoolhouse.^[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "NRHP nomination for Clayville Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved September 15, 2014.