The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1750 Parent county:  Providence Namesake:  Kent, England Seat:  East Greenwich (1750–) Land area:  169 square miles Population (2020):  170,363 Population (historic):  8,851 (1790); 13,083 (1840); 18,595 (1870); 29,976 (1900); 51,390 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790; 1800–2000; 2010s Subdivisions:  One city; four towns; one CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  15,815 (21.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  71.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  43.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $3,063 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,291 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  431 Average farm size (1920):  34.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   East Greenwich   Namesake:  Greenwich, Engla...

Founding:  1703 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  The city of Newport Seat:  Newport (1703–) Land area:  102 square miles Population (2020):  85,643 Population (historic):  14,351 (1790); 16,874 (1840); 20,050 (1870); 32,599 (1900); 41,668 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1810; 1820–1860; 1870–1920; 1930–1970; 1980s; 2010s Subdivisions:  One city; five towns; three CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  12,323 (29%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  81.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  46% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,961 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,702 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  823 Average farm size (1920):  36.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Newport ...

Founding:  1747 Parent county:  Bristol County, Massachusetts Namesake:  Bristol, England Seat:  Bristol (1747–) Land area:  24 square miles Population (2020):  50,793 Population (historic):  3,211 (1790); 6,476 (1840); 9,421 (1870); 13,144 (1900); 25,089 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1820; 1830–2000; 2010s Subdivisions:  Three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  6,366 (30.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  84% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  35.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  2.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $3,647 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $2,758 Number of farms (1920):  215 Average farm size (1920):  25.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Bristol Namesake:  Bristol, England Founding:  1680 (founding); 1681 ...