Paradise School

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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boyd’s Windmill and Whitehall Museum House.

Boyd’s Windmill

Windmill

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Boyd's Windmill, also known as Boyd's Wind Grist Mill, is a historic smock mill at Paradise Valley Park on Prospect Avenue in Middletown, Rhode Island. Boyd’s Windmill is situated 450 feet southwest of Paradise School.

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 1 mile north of Paradise School.

St. George’s School

School

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St. George's School is a private, Episcopal, co-educational day and boarding school in Middletown, Rhode Island, a suburb of Newport. The school is built on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. St. George’s School is situated 3,600 feet south of Paradise School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newport and Middletown.

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.

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.

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.

Paradise School

Type: Historic building
Description: museum in Rhode Island, United States of America
Categories: museum, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.50162° or 41° 30′ 6″ north

Longitude

-71.26849° or 71° 16′ 7″ west

Inception

1875

Roof shape

gabled

Open location code

87HCGP2J+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 458997557

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q7134359

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paradise Valley Park and John Peckham Lot.

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