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Ram Point is a historic summer estate property at 77 Watch Hill Road in
Westerly, Rhode Island Westerly is a town on the southwestern shoreline of Washington County, Rhode Island, first settled by English colonists in 1661 and incorporated as a municipality in 1669. It is a beachfront community on the south shore of the state with a popula ...
. It is located at the head of an eponymous geographic features, which projects into the
Pawcatuck River The Pawcatuck River is a river in the US states of Rhode Island and Connecticut flowing approximately .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 There are eight dam ...
between downtown Westerly and the Watch Hill area. The property includes a suite of buildings, the principal one being a large two story Colonial Revival wood-frame building. The house was built c. 1903 for Dr.
John Whitridge Williams John Whitridge Williams (January 26, 1866 – October 21, 1931) was a pioneering obstetrician at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Williams was also an acclaimed author, as he was able to contribute 137 publications regarding his findings. Early life Joh ...
to a design most likely by Douglas Thomas, Jr. of
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. The property is believed to be one of only two Rhode Island works by Thomas; the other, also designed for a member of the Williams family, is located across Babcock Cove from Ram Point. The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...
in 2015.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington C ...


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Houses completed in 1929 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Westerly, Rhode Island Houses in Washington County, Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island {{WashingtonCountyRI-NRHP-stub