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{{Short description|Village in Coventry, Rhode Island}}
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'''Anthony''' (previously known as '''Greenville''' and '''The Quaker Village''') is a village along Route 117 within the town of [[Coventry, Rhode Island]] near the villages of Washington and Quidneck on the southwestern banks of the [[Pawtuxet River]] (Flat River). The village is comprised of "Anthony, Arnold, Boston, Mapledale, Meeting, Taft, Washington and Laurel Avenue."<ref>Andrew D. Boisvert, "Coventry Roots: Anthony," ''Coventry Patch'', March 18, 2011 http://coventry.patch.com/articles/coventry-roots-anthony</ref>
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[[File:CoventryRI AnthonyMills front.jpg|thumb|The Anthony Mills complex, today an apartment building]]
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'''Anthony'''<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1218318}}</ref> (previously known as '''Greenville''' and '''The Quaker Village''') is a village along Route 117 within the town of [[Coventry, Rhode Island]] near the villages of Washington and Quidnick on the southwestern banks of the [[Pawtuxet River]] (Flat River). The village comprises "Anthony, Arnold, Boston, Mapledale, Meeting, Taft, Washington and Laurel Avenue."<ref name="coventry.patch.com">Andrew D. Boisvert, "Coventry Roots: Anthony," ''Coventry Patch'', March 18, 2011, http://coventry.patch.com/articles/coventry-roots-anthony</ref>


Previously, Anthony was known as "Greenville" and "The Quaker Village."<ref>Andrew D. Boisvert, "Coventry Roots: Anthony," ''Coventry Patch'', March 18, 2011 http://coventry.patch.com/articles/coventry-roots-anthony</ref> In the eighteenth century, the Greene Family were early owners of the land and gave their name to the village where they operated a gristmill, forge, and saw mill.<ref>Andrew D. Boisvert, "Coventry Roots: Anthony," ''Coventry Patch'', March 18, 2011 http://coventry.patch.com/articles/coventry-roots-anthony</ref> Many of the village residents, including the Greene family, were [[Quakers]], members of the Society of Friends and part of the Greenwich Monthly Meeting, attending meetings at the Quaker Meeting House on Meeting Street, which was used for services from 1825 to 1915.<ref>Andrew D. Boisvert, "Coventry Roots: Anthony," ''Coventry Patch'', March 18, 2011 http://coventry.patch.com/articles/coventry-roots-anthony</ref> The building is now a club house. Anthony was established and renamed in 1805 by William and Richard Anthony who built a [[textile mill]] in the village as part of the Coventry Manufacturing Company.<ref>Paul T. Hellmann, ''Historical Gazetteer Of The United States'' (Taylor & Francis, 2005), pg. 955</ref> By 1811 another cotton mill was built and later the Coventry Manufacturing Company operated in the area as well.<ref>Paul T. Hellmann, ''Historical Gazetteer Of The United States'' (Taylor & Francis, 2005), pg. 955</ref> The [[General Nathanael Greene Homestead]] is located near the village.
Previously, Anthony was known as "Greenville" and "The Quaker Village."<ref name="coventry.patch.com"/> In the eighteenth century, the Greene Family were early owners of the land and gave their name to the village where they operated a gristmill, forge, and sawmill.<ref name="coventry.patch.com"/> Many of the village residents, including the Greene family, were [[Quakers]], members of the Society of Friends and part of the Greenwich Monthly Meeting, attending meetings at the Quaker Meeting House on Meeting Street, which was used for services from 1825 to 1915.<ref name="coventry.patch.com"/> The building is now a club house. Anthony was established and renamed in 1805 by William and Richard Anthony who built a [[textile mill]] in the village as part of the Coventry Manufacturing Company.<ref name="Paul T. Hellmann 2005 pg. 955">Paul T. Hellmann, ''Historical Gazetteer Of The United States'' (Taylor & Francis, 2005), pg. 955</ref> By 1811 another cotton mill was built and later the Coventry Manufacturing Company operated in the area as well.<ref name="Paul T. Hellmann 2005 pg. 955"/> The [[General Nathanael Greene Homestead]] is located near the village.

The historic heart of the village, a {{convert|250|acre|ha|adj=on}} centered on Washington Street roughly between Sandy Bottom Road and Fairview Avenue and extending as far south as the [[Nathanael Greene Homestead]], was named to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2010 as the Anthony Village Historic District.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/coventry/covn_anthony-village_hd.pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Anthony Village Historic District|publisher=Rhode Island Preservation|accessdate=April 13, 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
{{commons category|Anthony Village Historic District}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island]]


==References==
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The Anthony Mills complex, today an apartment building

Anthony[1] (previously known as Greenville and The Quaker Village) is a village along Route 117 within the town of Coventry, Rhode Island near the villages of Washington and Quidnick on the southwestern banks of the Pawtuxet River (Flat River). The village comprises "Anthony, Arnold, Boston, Mapledale, Meeting, Taft, Washington and Laurel Avenue."[2]

Previously, Anthony was known as "Greenville" and "The Quaker Village."[2] In the eighteenth century, the Greene Family were early owners of the land and gave their name to the village where they operated a gristmill, forge, and sawmill.[2] Many of the village residents, including the Greene family, were Quakers, members of the Society of Friends and part of the Greenwich Monthly Meeting, attending meetings at the Quaker Meeting House on Meeting Street, which was used for services from 1825 to 1915.[2] The building is now a club house. Anthony was established and renamed in 1805 by William and Richard Anthony who built a textile mill in the village as part of the Coventry Manufacturing Company.[3] By 1811 another cotton mill was built and later the Coventry Manufacturing Company operated in the area as well.[3] The General Nathanael Greene Homestead is located near the village.

The historic heart of the village, a 250-acre (100 ha) centered on Washington Street roughly between Sandy Bottom Road and Fairview Avenue and extending as far south as the Nathanael Greene Homestead, was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 as the Anthony Village Historic District.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anthony, Rhode Island
  2. ^ a b c d Andrew D. Boisvert, "Coventry Roots: Anthony," Coventry Patch, March 18, 2011, http://coventry.patch.com/articles/coventry-roots-anthony
  3. ^ a b Paul T. Hellmann, Historical Gazetteer Of The United States (Taylor & Francis, 2005), pg. 955
  4. ^ "NRHP nomination for Anthony Village Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved April 13, 2014.

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