Chase-Cory House, 3908 Main Rd., Tiverton, RI 02878 +1 401 624-2096. Open: May-September, 2pm - 4:30pm. Historical building with special exhibits throughout the season. Located in Tiverton 4-Corners National Register Historic District. Built in the late 17th or early 18th century. This 3/4 cape with gambrel roof, now owned by the Tiverton Historical Society, was home to whaling captains and their families, descendants of one of the first of twenty seven freemen listed as original residents of Tiverton. The house and grounds retain many features original to a Colonial village farm including a corn-crib and wash house. Special exhibits are offered throughout the season.
Fort Barton, Highland Road, +1 401 625-6700. Open: year round, sunrise to sunset. An authentic Revolutionary War redoubt, it was the troop staging area for the invasion of Aquidneck Island and Newport and the eventual Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. Three miles of trails and an observation tower. The park is crowned by a 30 foot high observation tower offering panoramic views of the Sakonnet River, Mount Hope Bay and Portsmouth and Bristol shorelines that is open for visitors to observe from. Over 3 miles of trails are well maintained and carefully constructed stairs allow easy travel up and over steep hills. Beyond, the trail network takes hikers through the woods and alongside a stream.
Four Corners Art Center in Tiverton, RI
Four Corners Arts Center, 3852 Main Road, +1 401 624-2600, . In the historic Soule-Seabury House, built about 1800 and has over an acre of landscaped grounds used for exhibits, concerts, outdoor dance, sculpture, theater, and special events.
Ruecker Wildlife Refuge, Seapowet Ave., +1 401 949-5454. Open: daily, sunrise to sunset. 48 acres and with 1.5 mile trails winding through it, the refuge is home to a variety of animal and plant life. A 50 acre parcel of woods and salt marsh with trails and fine views of the Sakonnet River. The refuge has blinds for observing and photographing nature. Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, and Glossy Ibis are among the birds that frequent the marsh. Jack's Island, a peninsula that extends into the Sakonnet River, is home to breeding Ospreys.
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