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Ram Point

Houses completed in 1929Houses in Washington County, Rhode IslandHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode IslandNational Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode IslandWashington County, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs
Westerly, Rhode Island

Ram Point is a historic summer estate property at 77 Watch Hill Road in Westerly, Rhode Island. It is located at the head of an eponymous geographic features, which projects into the Pawcatuck River 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 to a design most likely by Douglas Thomas, Jr. of Baltimore, Maryland. 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 in 2015.

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