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United States historic place
Greene Inn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1930s postcard view
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LocationNarragansett, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°25′23″N 71°27′23″W / 41.42306°N 71.45639°W / 41.42306; -71.45639
Built1887
ArchitectPreston, William Gibbons
Architectural styleShingle Style
NRHP reference No.76000009
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1976

The Greene Inn (also known as Green Inn or Greene's Inn) was a historic summer resort hotel at 175 Ocean Road in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

The shingle style inn was built in 1887 to a design by William Gibbons Preston and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was designed as a year-round facility in what was then a seasonal summer resort area, with steam heat piped to its rooms. It originally including facilities for stabling up to 100 polo ponies.

The hotel closed in 1975. The inn was used as a set for the television film The House of Mirth in 1979. It was destroyed by a fire in 1980, and condemned in 1981.

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Latimer, Sallie (1997). Narragansett-by-the-Sea. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 39–40. ISBN 9780738563626.
  3. ^ Vangermeersch, Richard (2017). "History of Narragansett, RI from 1800-1999: A Chronology of Major Events" (PDF). The Narragansett Historical Society. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  4. "Historic Resources of Narragansett Pier" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
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