Armory of the Kentish Guards
National Register of Historic Places

Armory of the Kentish Guards

East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island
Listed
April 27, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
70000012

About this property

The Armory of the Kentish Guards is a historic armory at Armory and Peirce Streets in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and is currently home to the Kentish Guards, a historic Rhode Island Independent Military Organization. The Kentish Guards were founded in 1774, just prior to the American Revolution. The Greek Revival armory building was constructed in 1843 with a $1,000 public grant from the Rhode Island General Assembly to the Kentish Guards for their aid in the Dorr Rebellion in 1842. In 1970 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Armory contains a gallery of pictures featuring former members of the Guard. The original charter hangs on the wall as a lasting reminder and a memorial to those men who organized the Kentish Guards in 1774. The Kentish Guards Armory may be visited on Tuesdays, when the militia company meets, and Wednesdays, when the fife & drum rehearses, both around 8:00 pm (except during holiday periods) and by special appointment. James Mitchell Varnum, Colonel and First Commander of the Kentish Guards, general during American Revolution Nathanael Greene, private in the Kentish Guards (rank limited due to a limp and lack of formal education), Major General during American Revolution National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island

Location

East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island
41.66246, -71.45076

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Varnum, Gen. James Mitchell, House
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Kent County Courthouse
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Whitmarsh, Col. Micah, House
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East Greenwich Historic District
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Armory of the Kentish Guards was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 1970.

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Armory of the Kentish Guards is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Armory of the Kentish Guards is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1842.

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