About this property
Hygeia House is a historic vacation home on Beach Avenue on Block Island (New Shoreham, Rhode Island). It is a 2-3 story wood-frame structure, four bays wide, with a mansard roof. The building presents 2+1⁄2 stories to the front, with a row of four dormers on the roof, a porch extending the entire width of the front, and wrapping around to the right to join a projecting section of the main block. The hotel was built in 1885 and operated as the Seaside House at a location about 150 yards (140 m) south of its present location. It was moved here in 1907 to the grounds of the Hygeia Hotel, a much larger hotel that burned down in 1916.
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Federal Designation
The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 01001156. It was listed on October 21, 2001.
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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Questions about this property
When was Hygeia House listed on the National Register?
Hygeia House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 2001.
What type of historic resource is Hygeia House?
Hygeia House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Hygeia House?
The period of significance for Hygeia House is recorded as the civil_war era.
Can I research the history near Hygeia House?
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