Wickford El, Other Town Properties Up For Sale

Three vacant town buildings are up for sale starting this month.

  For sales signs have gone up outside three vacant buildings owned by the Town of North Kingstown. Among them is Wickford Elementary School, site of Rhode Island's first public school, with a selling price of $1.1 million. The former elementary school closed down in 2005. The North Kingstown Town Council and School Committee attempted to bring the building back to life last year with a proposal to convert the former school into a joint town hall and school administrative office. Last September in a special election, voters shot down a $3.85-million bond to convert the building – but approved a question that would allow the town to sell the building.  Wickford Elementary School hits the market with two other town-owned buildings – the …

•  21 Comments
• Photos (1)

K Rademacher

5:58 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012

Tim did indeed say this. I can't remember if it was in an op-ed piece or in one of his columns, but it was shortly after Wickford El was closed. The Cranston family deeded the property to the town with the stipulation that it was to be used only for educational purposes.   more ›

House Hunt

Check out these open houses in North Kingstown this weekend.

Itching to do some house hunting? Want to know what open houses are going on this weekend? Check North Kingstown Patch each week for our roundup of select open houses every weekend. Check here for a full look at local houses for sale in North Kingstown. If you're a local real estate agent and have open houses in North Kingstown, we'd love to feature your listings. Email Samantha Turner at Samantha.Turner@patch.com for more details. Also, feel free to add your own listing by clicking the "upload" button above!

• Photos (7)

House Hunt

House Hunt

Check out these open houses in North Kingstown this weekend.

Itching to do some house hunting? Want to know what open houses are going on this weekend? Check North Kingstown Patch each week for our roundup of select open houses every weekend. Check here for a full look at local houses for sale in North Kingstown. If you're a local real estate agent and have open houses in North Kingstown, we'd love to feature your listings. Email Samantha Turner at Samantha.Turner@patch.com for more details. Also, feel free to add your own listing by clicking the "upload" button above!

• Photos (5)

House Hunt

House Hunt

Check out these open houses in North Kingstown over the weekend.

Itching to do some house hunting? Want to know what open houses are going on this weekend? Check North Kingstown Patch each week for our roundup of select open houses every weekend. Check here for a full look at local houses for sale in North Kingstown. If you're a local real estate agent and have open houses in North Kingstown, we'd love to feature your listings. Email Samantha Turner at Samantha.Turner@patch.com for more details. Also, feel free to add your own listing by clicking the "upload" button above!

• Photos (4)

House Hunt

House Hunt

Check out these open houses happening in North Kingstown this weekend.

Itching to do some house hunting? Want to know what open houses are going on this weekend? Check North Kingstown Patch each week for our roundup of select open houses every weekend. Check here for a full look at local houses for sale in North Kingstown. If you're a local real estate agent and have open houses in North Kingstown, we'd love to feature your listings. Email Samantha Turner at Samantha.Turner@patch.com for more details. Also, feel free to add your own listing by clicking the "upload" button above!

• Photos (5)

House Hunt

House Hunt

Check out these open houses this weekend in North Kingstown.

Itching to do some house hunting? Want to know what open houses are going on this weekend? Check North Kingstown Patch each week for our roundup of select open houses every weekend. Check here for a full look at local houses for sale in North Kingstown. If you're a local real estate agent and have open houses in North Kingstown, we'd love to feature your listings. Email Samantha Turner at Samantha.Turner@patch.com for more details. Also, feel free to add your own listing by clicking the "upload" button above!

• Photos (4)

House Hunt

House Hunt

Check out these open houses in North Kingstown this weekend.

Itching to do some house hunting? Want to know what open houses are going on this weekend? Check North Kingstown Patch each week for our roundup of select open houses every weekend. Check here for a full look at local houses for sale in North Kingstown. If you're a local real estate agent and have open houses in North Kingstown, we'd love to feature your listings. Email Samantha Turner at Samantha.Turner@patch.com for more details. Also, feel free to add your own listing by clicking the "upload" button above!

• Photos (4)

House Hunt

House Hunt

Check out these open houses happening this weekend in North Kingstown.

Itching to do some house hunting? Want to know what open houses are going on this weekend? Check North Kingstown Patch each week for our roundup of select open houses every weekend. Check here for a full look at local houses for sale in North Kingstown. If you're a local real estate agent and have open houses in North Kingstown, we'd love to feature your listings. Email Samantha Turner at Samantha.Turner@patch.com for more details. Also, feel free to add your own listing by clicking the "upload" button above!

• Photos (5)

House Hunt

House Hunt

Check out this weekend's open houses in North Kingstown.

Itching to do some house hunting? Want to know what open houses are going on this weekend? Check North Kingstown Patch each week for our roundup of select open houses every weekend. Check here for a full look at local houses for sale in North Kingstown. If you're a local real estate agent and have open houses in North Kingstown, we'd love to feature your listings. Email Samantha Turner at Samantha.Turner@patch.com for more details.

• Photos (5)

House Hunt

House Hunt: This Weekend's Open Houses

Looking to go house hunting this weekend? Check out these open houses in North Kingstown.

Itching to do some house hunting? Want to know what open houses are going on this weekend? Check North Kingstown Patch each week for our roundup of select open houses every weekend. Check here for a full look at local houses for sale in North Kingstown. If you're a local real estate agent and have open houses in North Kingstown, we'd love to feature your listings. Email Samantha Turner at Samantha.Turner@patch.com for more details.  

• Photos (5)