Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum

Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum is a museum in Town of Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island. Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum is situated nearby to the museum Bristol County Courthouse, as well as near Linden Place.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Linden Place and Bristol County Courthouse.

Linden Place

Museum

Linden Place is a Federal-style mansion located in Bristol, Rhode Island. It was built in 1810 by slave trader, merchant, privateer and ship owner General George DeWolf and was designed by architect, Russell Warren. Linden Place is situated 640 feet northwest of Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum.

Bristol County Courthouse

Museum

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The Bristol County Courthouse is an historic courthouse on High Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA built in 1816. It was originally one of five locations in Rhode Island which hosted the state legislature on a rotating basis, and served as the county courthouse through the 1980s. Bristol County Courthouse is situated 530 feet east of Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum.

Bristol Train of Artillery Museum

Museum

Bristol Train of Artillery Museum is an armory museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, which is the meeting place of the Bristol Train of Artillery, a militia artillery unit of the Rhode Island Island State Militia and a member of the Rhode Island Independent Military Organizations. Bristol Train of Artillery Museum is situated 860 feet northeast of Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bristol and Warren.

Bristol

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Bristol is a quintessential New England waterfront town. Part of the East Bay communities along with Warren and Barrington, it is on a peninsula in Rhode Island surrounded by Narragensett and Mount Hope Bays.

Warren

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Warren is a town of 11,000 people in Rhode Island. Warren has both sandy beaches and rolling farmland. You can explore its shops, galleries, theatre and restaurants or ride down the East Bay Bike Path that stretches from Providence to Bristol.