Saint Columbas Chapel

St. Columba's Chapel in Middletown, Rhode Island, is a parish church of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island of the Episcopal Church. The church is located at 55 Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, Rhode Island.

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Type: Church
Description: church in Rhode Island, USA
Also known as: “Berkeley Memorial Chapel”, “Saint Columba’s Chapel”, “St. Columba’s Chapel”, and “St. Columbas Chapel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paradise School and Whitehall Museum House.

Paradise School

Historic building

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The Paradise School is an historic school building at Paradise Avenue and Prospect Street in Middletown, Rhode Island. It is situated on farm land which historically belonged to the Whitman family for generations, and was donated by the family to the town of Middletown. Paradise School is situated 1½ miles west of Saint Columbas Chapel.

Whitehall Museum House

Museum

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The Whitehall Museum House is the farmhouse modified by Dean George Berkeley, when he lived in the northern section of Newport, Rhode Island that comprises present-day Middletown in 1729–1731, while working to open his planned St Paul's College on Bermuda. Whitehall Museum House is situated 1½ miles west of Saint Columbas Chapel.

Second Beach

Beach

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Second Beach is situated 1½ miles southwest of Saint Columbas Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Compton and Middletown.

Little Compton

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Little Compton is a rural farming town in Newport County in southeastern Rhode Island. It includes the villages of Adamsville and Sakonnet. It is between the Sakonnet River on its west and Massachusetts and the West Branch of the Westport River to the east.

Middletown

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Middletown lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. Middletown was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.

Newport

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Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.

Saint Columbas Chapel

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Town of Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.50705° or 41° 30′ 25″ north

Longitude

-71.24199° or 71° 14′ 31″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

87HCGQ45+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357260020

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

GeoNames ID

5224530

Wikidata ID

Q7587649

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