Edgewood Yacht Club
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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The EYC during the height of the 1954 storm surge
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| Location: | Cranston, Rhode Island |
| Coordinates: | 41°46′34″N 71°23′26″W / 41.77611°N 71.39056°WCoordinates: 41°46′34″N 71°23′26″W / 41.77611°N 71.39056°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1908 |
| Architect: | Murphy,Hindle & Wright |
| Architectural style(s): | Shingle Style |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | February 23, 1989 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 89000072 |
Edgewood Yacht Club is an historic yacht club in Cranston, Rhode Island at 3 Shaw Avenue.
The club was constructed in 1908 by Murphy, Hindle & Wright in 1908 in a shingle style. The building was constructed on pilings over the Providence River, and is especially notable for having survived the storm surge that accompanied the 1938 Hurricane, as well as the one that occurred during Hurricane Carol in 1954. The clubhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1989.
See also
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
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- 1908 architecture
- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Shingle Style architecture
- Yacht clubs in the United States
- Cranston, Rhode Island
- Buildings and structures in Providence County, Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs
