US Weather Bureau Station (Block Island)

US Weather Bureau Station
Location Beach Ave,
New Shoreham, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°10′41″N 71°34′14″W / 41.17806°N 71.57056°W / 41.17806; -71.57056Coordinates: 41°10′41″N 71°34′14″W / 41.17806°N 71.57056°W / 41.17806; -71.57056
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built 1903
Architect Harding & Upman
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 83000006[1]
Added to NRHP August 4, 1983

The U.S. Weather Bureau Station is an historic former weather station on Beach Avenue on Block Island, Rhode Island. It is a two story wood frame structure, three bays wide, with a flat roof surrounded by a low balustrade. There is a full-width porch across the front, supported by grouped columns. The Classical Revival building was designed by Harding & Upman, and constructed in 1903, replacing a station destroyed by fire the previous year. It originally had meteorological instruments mounted on the roof and the grounds, and was used as a weather station until 1950. It was then converted for use as a summer tourist residence.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for US Weather Bureau Station" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-22.


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