NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — A federal grant aims to put historic Gilbert Stuart Birthplace water wheels back in motion, the museum has announced.
Two water wheels that helped tell the story of colonial industry are getting another turn. The museum has been awarded $128,544 in federal funding to rehabilitate the snuff mill and Hammond Grist Mill.
The project is intended to restore both mills to operation while preserving the birthplace of one of America’s most recognizable portrait painters…