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Brown Building (Westerly)

Coordinates: 41°22′41.71″N 71°49′49.29″W / 41.3782528°N 71.8303583°W / 41.3782528; -71.8303583
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Brown Building
The Brown Building in 2021
LocationWesterly, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°22′41.71″N 71°49′49.29″W / 41.3782528°N 71.8303583°W / 41.3782528; -71.8303583
Built1896
ArchitectRandolf, Bently, and Company
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.84002055 [1] (original)
95001288 (increase 1)
07001297 (increase 2)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984
Boundary increasesNovember 7, 1995
December 19, 2007

The Brown Building at 16-26 High Street in Westerly, Rhode Island was built in 1896 in the late Victorian style, and rebuilt in 1903 after a fire. It is one of the best-preserved parts of the Westerly Downtown Historic District.[1][2][3]

View of west side of High Street showing the Brown Building (1984).


  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Where to eat dinner in Westerly, R.I., this winter - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ https://preservation.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur406/files/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/westerly/wesy_westerly-downtown-hd.pdf