Rumford, Rhode Island

Rumford is the northern section of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island, and is, as such, not a city or town of its own, as the heading of this page would suggest, despite the fact that The United States Post Office gave it its own ZIP Code, and treats it as though it is a city or town of its own, and despite the fact that residents and business proprietors there list “Rumford, Rhode Island“ as their addresses on any document on which their addresses appear.

Rumford Historic District
LocationPleasant St. and Greenwood and Pawtucket Aves, East Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°50′43″N 71°21′07″W
Area150 acres (61 ha)
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Shingle Style, Other
MPSEast Providence MRA
NRHP reference No.80000008[1] (original)
100002778 (increase)
100002777 (decrease)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1980
Boundary increaseAugust 6, 2018
Boundary decreaseAugust 6, 2018

This section of the city of East Providence, which, like the other sections of that city, is governed by the City Council of the City of East Providence, is served by the East Providence Police Department, and the East Providence school system. Taxes assessed on properties in this section of the city of East Providence are collected by the tax collector of the City of East Providence.

The Rumford section of East Providence borders Seekonk, Massachusetts, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and the Ten Mile River (Seekonk River). Rumford has been part of three towns and two states: Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Seekonk, Massachusetts, and East Providence, Rhode Island. It became part of Rhode Island in 1862. Rumford Baking Powder was made in the town at the Rumford Chemical Works and was named after Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.

Wannamoisett Country Club was established in Rumford in 1898 on land rented from Rumford Chemical Works, and it hosts the Northeast Amateur Invitational Golf Tournament each year.[2] The 1931 PGA Championship was played here.[3][4][5]

About 150 acres (61 ha) of the Rumford area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, encompassing the historic heart of old Seekonk and the 19th-century center of East Providence.[1][6]

  • Bridgham Memorial Library
  • First Baptist Church, designed by William Walker
  • Persy's Place diner, on Newport Avenue

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Northeast Amateur Invitational Golf Tournament
  3. "Creavy whips Shute, 2 and 1, for pro golf title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. September 20, 1931. p. 1, sec. 2.
  4. "Creavy brings new style to paid brigade". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. United News. September 22, 1931. p. 12.
  5. King, Bill (September 20, 1931). "Tom Creavy, 20-year-old Albany pro, downs Denny Shute for P.G.A. title". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. Associated Press. p. C-2.
  6. "Historic Resources of East Providence, Rhode Island (PDF pages 7-19)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-07.
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