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|official_name = Kingston, Rhode Island
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|postal_code = 02881
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{{Infobox NRHP | name =Kingston Village Historic District
| nrhp_type = hd
| image = Kings County Courthouse (Kingston Free Library).jpg
| caption = Kings County Court House (now a public library) where the Constitution was last voted against by Rhode Island in 1790
| area = 470 acres
| architecture= Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal, Colonial
| added = May 1, 1974
| governing_body = Local
| refnum=74000011<ref name=nris>{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
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[[Image:Kingston Rhode Island in 1900.jpg|thumb|right|Kingston in 1900 on Kingstown Road near the intersection of South Road, showing the village well]]
[[Image:Washington County Jailhouse (Pettaquamscutt Historical Society).jpg|thumb|right|Washington County Jail. This building housed prisoners awaiting trial in the county courthouse. It was built in several stages between 1792 and 1861 and is the current home of the [[Pettaquamscutt Historical Society]]]]
'''Kingston''' is a village and a [[census-designated place]] in the [[New England town|town]] of [[South Kingstown, Rhode Island|South Kingstown]], [[Rhode Island]], [[United States]], and the site of the main [[campus]] of the [[University of Rhode Island]]. Much of the village center is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as '''Kingston Village Historic District'''.
==History==
The village was originally called Little Rest, but was renamed Kingston in 1826. It was the [[county seat]] for [[Washington County, Rhode Island|Washington County]] (formerly Kings County) from 1752 until 1894, when a [[Washington County Courthouse (Rhode Island)|new courthouse]] was built in nearby [[West Kingston, Rhode Island|West Kingston]]. West Kingston is also the site of the historic 120-year-old [[Kingston Railroad Station (Rhode Island)|Kingston Railroad Station]], which is served by [[Amtrak]] on its [[Northeast Corridor]].
South Kingstown established the Kingston Historic District in 1959, and much of Kingston village became a National Register historic district in 1974 as Kingston Village Historic District. The historic district is located just outside of the campus of the University of Rhode Island, and contains many fine examples of 18th and 19th century architecture. The historic district includes 38 buildings.
The [[University of Rhode Island]] was established at Kingston in 1888 as the Rhode Island Agricultural School and Agricultural Experiment Station, by funding from [[Hatch Act of 1887|the Hatch Act of 1887]]. In 1892 the Agricultural School became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with funding from the [[Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act|Second Morrill Land Grant Act of 1890]], later becoming Rhode Island State College in 1909 and the [[University of Rhode Island]] in 1951.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.uri.edu/home/about/history_timeline.html | title= University of Rhode Island History | accessdate= 2009-04-25}}</ref>
==Nearby populated areas==
* [[Wakefield, Rhode Island]] (3 miles)
* [[Peace Dale, Rhode Island]] (3 miles)
* [[Narragansett, Rhode Island]] (5 miles)
== Climate ==
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{{Weather box |imperial first = Y
|location = Kingston, Rhode Island
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 37.7
|Feb high F = 38.6
|Mar high F = 46.4
|Apr high F = 56.7
|May high F = 67.0
|Jun high F = 75.5
|Jul high F = 80.6
|Aug high F = 79.3
|Sep high F = 73.2
|Oct high F = 63.6
|Nov high F = 52.2
|Dec high F = 41.4
|year high F= 59.4
|Jan low F = 18.9
|Feb low F = 19.6
|Mar low F = 27.2
|Apr low F = 35.4
|May low F = 44.7
|Jun low F = 53.8
|Jul low F = 59.8
|Aug low F = 58.5
|Sep low F = 51.6
|Oct low F = 41.0
|Nov low F = 32.6
|Dec low F = 23.0
|year low F= 38.8
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.5
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.9
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.0
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.4
|May precipitation inch = 3.8
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.5
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.1
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.3
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.9
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.9
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.7
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.8
|year precipitation inch=49.6
|source 1 = Weatherbase<ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=662473&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kingston, Rhode Island
|publisher=Weatherbase
|year=2011
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Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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|date=November 2011
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==Economy==
In addition to the university, major businesses in Kingston include [[APC by Schneider Electric]] and the Arnold Lumber Company.
==Education==
Public schools are operated by the South Kingston School District. Educational institutions in Kingston include:
* [http://www.compassschool.org/home/ The Compass School], a public K-8 charter school
* [http://kingstonhill.org/drupal/ Kingston Hill Academy], a public K-5 charter school
* [[University of Rhode Island]]
* [[Gordon Research Conferences]] center<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.grc.org/contact.aspx | title= Gordon Research Conference Center | accessdate= 10 July 2009}}</ref>
==Churches and houses of worship==
Religious denominations represented with churches in Kingston or on the university campus are Roman Catholicism, the United Church of Christ, Episcopalians, United Methodists, Baptists, and Judaism.
==See also==
* [[George Fayerweather Blacksmith Shop]]
* [[Great Swamp Fight]]
* [[Kingston (Amtrak station)]]
* [[Pettaquamscutt Historical Society Museum]]
* [[Tavern Hall Preservation Society| Tavern Hall Preservation Society/Elisha Reynolds House (1738)]]
* [[Tootell House]]
* [[Washington County Courthouse (Rhode Island)|Washington County Courthouse]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island]]
==References==
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==Further reading==
*''Images of America: Kingston'' by Betty J. Cotter. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, c. 1999 ISBN 978-0-7385-6364-0
*''Lost South Kingstown : with a history of ten of its early villages'' by Kathleen Bossy and Mary Keane. Kingston, R.I. : Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, c. 2004
*''A History of Kingston, R.I. 1700 – 1900: Heart of Rural South County'' by Christian M. McBurney. Kingston, R.I. : The Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, c. 2004
==External links==
*[http://www.southkingstownri.com Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island]
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