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Pawtucket Armory
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National Register of Historic Places

Pawtucket Armory

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Pawtucket
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About Pawtucket Armory

Pawtucket Armory, at 172 Exchange St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 18, 1983. The Register lists it for its military, politics and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Pawtucket MRA. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFormer armory, now arts centre in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 11 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

172 Exchange St., Pawtucket · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Pawtucket ArmoryStart here
  2. 2Exchange Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival · next door
  3. 3Pawtucket City HallArt Deco · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Pawtucket Post OfficeBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Sayles, Deborah Cook, Public LibraryGreek Revival · next door
Around it

29 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPawtucket Congregational ChurchRomanesque · Built 18670.2 miBPitcher-Goff HouseItalianate0.2 mi★Old Slater MillDistrict0.2 miBNathaniel Montgomery HouseFederal0.2 miBLorenzo Crandall HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBBridge Mill Power PlantBuilding0.3 miStMain Street BridgeStructure0.3 miDDowntown Pawtucket Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBPawtucket Elks Lodge BuildingSpanish Renaissance Revival0.3 miBPawtucket Times BuildingBuilding0.3 miBJohn E. Adams HouseItalianate0.3 miBFuller HousesQueen Anne0.3 miBTrinity ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBJoseph Spaulding HouseVictorian0.4 miOLiberty Arming the PatriotBuilt 18970.4 miDQuality Hill Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBGately BuildingColonial Revival0.4 miBLeroy TheatreAdamesque0.4 mi
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BCentral Falls Congregational ChurchShingle Style0.4 miBFirst Ward WardroomQueen Anne · Built 18860.4 miDCentral Falls Mill Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.4 miBSt. Paul's ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miBChurch Hill Grammar SchoolLate Victorian0.5 miDChurch Hill Industrial DistrictDistrict0.5 miDChurch Hill Industrial District (Boundary Increase)Classical Revival0.5 miBG.A. Burnham HouseBuilding0.5 miBBenjamin F. Greene HouseSecond Empire · Built 18680.5 miBDavid G. Fales HouseSecond Empire0.5 miBFire Station No. 4Queen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Pawtucket Armory

Is Pawtucket Armory on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 18, 1983 (Register number 83003836).

Is Pawtucket Armory a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Rhode Island has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Old Slater Mill, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Pawtucket Armory?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Pawtucket Armory?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 11 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41374510 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.