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Woonsocket City Hall
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National Register of Historic Places

Woonsocket City Hall

Also known as Harris Institute

On the National Register since 197452 years
ItalianateListed 1974Woonsocket
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Woonsocket City Hall

Woonsocket City Hall, at 169 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 1974. It was among the first 2 of Woonsocket’s 45 listings. The Register lists it for its education, politics, architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 67 other Rhode Island listings. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCity hall in Rhode Island, United States of America. 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 · 43 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

169 Main St., Woonsocket · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Woonsocket City HallStart here
  2. 2Main Street Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  3. 3Allen Street Historic DistrictMid-19th Century · next door
  4. 4Woonsocket Company Mill Complex (Additional Documentation)Greek Revival · next door
  5. 5Woonsocket District CourthouseRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
Around it

24 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHanora MillsGreek Revival0.1 miBHarris WarehouseBuilding0.1 miBHonan's Block and 112-114 Main StreetEastlake0.1 miDIsland Place Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBWoonsocket Rubber Company MillMid-19th Century · Built 18570.2 miDFederal Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBU.S. Post OfficeBeaux Arts0.2 miDCato Hill Historic DistrictFederal0.2 miBStadium BuildingAdamesque0.2 miBLinton BlockRichardsonian0.2 miStWoonsocket Civil War MonumentStructure0.2 miBL'Eglise du Precieux SangBuilding0.3 miDCato Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.3 miBL'Union Saint Jean-Baptist d' AmeriqueBuilt 19260.3 miBGlenark MillsLate Victorian0.4 miBGrove Street Elementary SchoolBuilding0.4 miBHope Street SchoolBuilding0.4 miBJules Desurmont Worsted Company MillBuilding0.4 mi
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BFirst Universalist ChurchBuilding0.4 miBPothier HouseVictorian0.4 miBSt. Charles Borromeo Church ComplexGothic Revival0.4 miBLogee HouseBuilding0.5 miBWoonsocket Senior High and Junior High SchoolsBuilt 19140.5 miDNorth End Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 mi
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Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Main Street Historic District0 mi away
North End Historic District0.5 mi away
Union Village Historic District1.4 mi away
Blackstone Manufacturing Company Historic District1.6 mi away

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Questions about Woonsocket City Hall

Is Woonsocket City Hall on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 1, 1974 (Register number 74000007).

Is Woonsocket City Hall a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Rhode Island has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Eleazer Arnold House, 8.4 miles away.

Can you visit Woonsocket City Hall?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Woonsocket City Hall?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 43 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 41375397 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.