NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACESINVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

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11_NAMECOMMON:

Glocester Town Pound

AND/OR HISTORIC:

Form 10-300Dec. 1968

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNATIONAL PARK SERVICE

STATE:

Rhode IslandCOUNTY:

ProvidenceFOR NPS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER DATE

STREET ANDNLJMBER:

Pound.Road:and Chopnist Hill RoadCITY OR TOWN:

GlocesterSTATE

CODE COUNTY: CODE

Rhode Island Providence 00?LA SM F ICATION

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STREET AND NUMBER:

PutnamPikeCITY OR TOWN:

ChepachetAPPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PPOPERTVt Tnno 44-ten 1 an

DATE OF SURVEY:

OWNERS NAME:

Town of GlocesterSTREETANDNUMBER:

Town Clerk’s Office, Putnam PikeCITY OR TOWN: STATE: CODE -

Chepachet Rhode Island 33ILOcAT I ON OF LEO AL OESCR I P tION

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DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL It known PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

The pound is of dry wall, stone construction and is anirregulnr, four sided enclosure. The walls are six feethigh with large cap stones. There is an entrance on thewest side with an iron gatee As far as can be determined,its original appearancewas identical with its presentappearAnce -

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1t. FORM PREPARED BYNAME AND TI TLE:

William H. Gerold, President -

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- Glocester Heritage Society April, 1970

CITY OR TOWN:

Glocester -

12 STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICA1 ION

As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na-

tional Historic Preservation Act 01966 Public Law

89-665. 1 hereby nominate this property for inclusion

in the National Register and certify that It has been

evaluated according to the criteria and proCeksrea set

forth by the National Park Service. The recommended- - - - .

level of significance of this nomination is:

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Rhode Island, 026l1. 38NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION

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I herebt Certify that thia property is included in the

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PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY

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NAME **

0 CoMMON: Glocester1own PoundAND/OR HISTORIC:

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Pound Road and Chopiat Hill RoadCITY OR TOWN:

GlocesterSTATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE

Rhode Island 38 Providence 007PHOTOREFEREt4CE;.: * **

- IPHOTO CREDIT: William Gerald[DATE OF PHOTO: April, 1970

UJ EGATIVE FILED AT: William Gerald, Photographer,Elbow Rock Road,w Ctepichet, Rhode I1ançj, O28Lli

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Rhode InlandCOUNTY

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COMMON: GlocesterTown PoundAND/OR HISTORIC:

LOCATION .:.

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PoundRoad and ChopdstHill RoadCITY OR TOWN:

G].ocesterSTATE: CODE IC0UNT’ CODE

Rhode Island 3 1 Providence 007:PHoro REFERENCE . .... .*

kNOT 0 CREDIT: William GeraldATE OF PHOTO: April, 1970

bEGATIVE FILED AT:Wifljam Gerold, Photogranher,Elbow Rock Road,J. hpachet, Rhode Island, 028]li

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Portion of east wa]]., seen from inside the pound.

WASHINGTONSTATE FOREST

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Latitde liT’ 3’ iT?" NLongitude 716 iTo’ 09" W

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ENTRY NUMBER DATE

Form 10-301D.c. 1968

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

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COMMON: GlocesterTown PoundAND/OR HISTORIC:

LIOCATIONSTREET AND NUM eER:

Pound Road and Choriniat Hill RoadCITY OR TOWN:

GlocesterSTATE: CODE COUNTY: coos

Rhode Island 35 Providence 007[iIMAP REFERENCE

SOURCE:

Rhode Island DevelopmentCouncil: Official Highway Map, 1969-..70.

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