2023 Spring Newsletter

2023 Spring Newsletter

Our Spring Newsletter is now available for download. We had a busy winter with many major preservation projects getting underway. Enjoy our photos and descriptions of all our planned and past activities. Also listed are all the new donations made over the past year....
Mackerel Cove Beach Pavilion

Mackerel Cove Beach Pavilion

In 1927, construction of a beach pavilion, a town facility, began. The pavilion was designed by Ralph G. P. Hull (1885-1941), a local Jamestown building contractor. The 272-foot-long pavilion opened in July 1928. It was originally situated on the Sheffield Cove or...
Thorndike Hotel

Thorndike Hotel

A view looking south In the halcyon days when Jamestown was a summer resort, visitors stayed in hotels and cottages for weeks at a time. One of the premier hotels was the Thorndike (sometimes spelled Thorndyke). It was located where BankNewport is now. In 1879, Mrs....
Town Hall: License Exhibit

Town Hall: License Exhibit

The new exhibit mounted by the Jamestown Historical Society in the mini-exhibit case in the foyer of Town Hall features licenses and license applications from the JHS collection. The earliest application, from May 24, 1760, is a handwritten application from William...
The Art of Old Fort Dumpling

The Art of Old Fort Dumpling

For over 100 years Fort Dumpling stood at the southeast tip of the main part of Conanicut Island looming over 85’ granite outcroppings that dropped to the sea. Erected in 1798, Fort Dumpling was a massive elliptical stone tower measuring 180’ by 81’ and was built on a...
Feb. 22 Online Event: Watson Farm

Feb. 22 Online Event: Watson Farm

“Walking Hand-in-Hand with the Past at Watson Farm” Wednesday, February 22, 7 pm Sign up for this FREE presentation by Historic New England’s Jane Hennedy, by clicking below: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4cm2jmxkSq6jy_X7nrn94g After...