Westerly Downtown Historic District
The Westerly Downtown Historic District, commonly called Downtown Westerly, is a historic district encompassing most of the commercial and civic district of Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. It extends from Broad and Union Streets eastward along High Street, and north along Canal Street to Railroad Avenue, where it extends to include the historic railroad station. The district contains a compact and cohesive collection of commercial and civic buildings built primarily during the last three decades of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th century, including the Old Town Hall, the current Town Hall, the Spanish Colonial railroad station, and the Classical Revival post office.
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, with expansions in 1995 and 2007.
Representative contributing buildings
Among the contributing buildings of the Westerly Downtown Historic District are the following:- Old Town Hall, designed by builder Charles Maxson and architect Alfred Stone
- Westerly Memorial and Public Library, architect Longstaff & Hurd
- Town Hall and Courthouse, architect William R. Walker & Son
- Westerly Railroad Station
- Post Office, architect James Knox Taylor
- Industrial Trust Co. Building
- Washington Trust Co. Building, architect York and Sawyer