Quonset Point/Davisville Property Area

North Kingstown, RI

 

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This property is 3,168 acres on the Narragansett Bay in northern North Kingstown and was used as a former United States naval base that was shut down in the 1960's. Some of the old buildings can be seen in the above photograph. The grey areas on the property represent the space where previous development occured, most of which is now overgrown and relatively undeveloped. There has been some commercial redevelopment occuring under the authority of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation since the property was given to the state. This development has been directed towards the area in between the golf course and the southern waterfront, along the very northern edge of the western portion of the golf course, and around the two large piers in the northern part of the property. The remaining abandoned development on the site may have buildings still standing, or the old buildings and their foundations have been demolished leaving dirt and regrowth, or the once vacant lots have become brushland or forest.
As can be seen in the aerial photograph of the property, this site is surrounded by residential neighborhoods and major tracts of forests and wetlands (in blue and green occuring especially to the south). Any of the grey that surrounds the site are residential developments except for some commercial strip development along Route 1 which is outlined in bright green by the bike path. Presently, most of the property is open to the public and some areas have important public uses. The airport terminal in the southeast corner is currently being used for private planes and there is also the Quonset Air Museum that is open to the public. Also open to the public is the Noth Kingstown Marina located in West Allen Harbor in the very northern portion of the property, as well as the 18-hole golf course and restaurant near the center of the property.