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Turn left and head north on High Street to view many fine examples of Victorian homes. High Street reflects the diversity of Bristol residents, with the First Congregational Church, First Baptist Church, United Brothers Synagogue, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Bristol's Town Common, the largest in the state, has been used as a pasture, a drill ground, a market place, and a burial ground.

Turn left on State Street and return to Hope Street. Numbers 82, 86, and 92 State Street are striking examples of Federal style designs by Rhode Island architect Russell Warren, who also designed Linden Place, and many distinctive homes in Newport, Providence, Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA. This street also features vintage Colonial structures.

Thames Street Waterfront Walk (1 Mile)
From the juncture of State and Hope Sts., head north on Hope Street. On your right is Bristol's architectural centerpiece, Linden Place, the home of its most notorious resident, George DeWolf, who fled town at the collapse of the slave trade. This Federal period mansion was designed by Russell Warren. Colt Memorial High School, next to Linden Place, is constructed of white marble with 2-story, cast-bronze window bays and was given to the town by Samuel Colt in memory of his mother, Theodora DeWolf Colt. The Andrews School next door and Colt School are now elementary schools.

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