Primitive Methodist Church was built in 1907 by John F. Hayes, contractor. A severely simple, end-gable-roof building with a hooded center entrance flanked by pedimented multiple-pane windows; the same windows … Read More
In 1888, Block Island farmer/fisherman Horatio Nelson Millikin (1840-1911) and his wife Sarah Jane (Smith) (1845-1925), built a boarding house on the top of Pilot Hill. It was advertised as … Read More
The original part of the Spring House, the plain colonial-type rear wing was built by Alfred T. Card beginning in 1852. The much more imposing front wing was begun in … Read More
The Daniel Mott House 1760 has been home to my family since the Massachusetts Bay Colony annihilated the Indians. Their seafaring ancestors inhabited the island 2,500 years prior to the … Read More
Nicholas Ball was born on December 31, 1829 on Block Island. He was married twice; first to Eliza Millikin (born 1851), she died in 1870, he later married Almedie … Read More
The Alvin C. Ernst House, is also known as Star Cottage was built in 1910. Alvin C. Ernst was a blacksmith who worked with the Negus Brothers, Morris A. and … Read More
Morton Cottage was built in by Hosea Q. Morton in 1884, it is known now as Star Department Store on Water Street. Hosea Q. Morton began his photography business in … Read More
The Woonsocket House is built around the home of Gideon Rose circa 1820. A small cape’s floor joists still exist under building & corner boards. His son A.J. Rose build the … Read More
A two 1/2 story, end-gable-roof building with a symmetrical façade and storefront set within the projecting, full-width front porch. Rose, a carpenter and contractor, operated a shop and chandlery here. This … Read More
