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Left: Historical and Architectural Resources of Narragansett, 1991 Right: SCM photo-jrt 2010
Fifth Avenue School/Town Hall
25 Fifth Avenue
The present Town Hall was built as a school in 1924. It was then a 31/2-story, gable-roofed brick
structure designed as a school by Willard Kent and built in 1924 by J. Winfield Church, with
English-bond brickwork, arched doorways, blind arches over some windows, and gable parapets
with twin chimneys.
It was renovated in 1976-77 for use as the Town Hall by Raymond W. Schwab Associates of
Peace Dale. "This is a remarkable and unusual building, a rarity in the state, anticipating by
several decades the work of Robert Venturi, one of the most important American architectural
designers of the 1960s and 1970s." [Historical and Architectural Resources of Narragansett, 1991]
Town Hall was previously located in a 21/2-story structure at 66 Rodman Street, built around
1890-1900. It served as the Town Hall until 1977, and later became the Central Fire Station.
It is now a private residence.