aw cat uck ▁River ▁in ▁Washington ▁County , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Route ▁ 1 1 2 ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁village . ▁Carolina ▁is ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁census - design ated ▁place ▁for ▁reporting ▁of ▁data ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁Carolina ▁Village ▁Historic ▁District ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁It ▁includes ▁examples ▁of ▁Greek ▁Rev ival , ▁Italian ate , ▁and ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁style . ▁It ▁compr ises ▁ 7 1 ▁properties ▁over ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁including ▁a ▁former ▁mill ▁complex ▁and ▁nearby ▁resid ences . ▁It ▁en comp ass es ▁properties ▁along ▁Carolina ▁Main ▁Street ▁and ▁Carolina ▁Back ▁Road ▁and ▁their ▁vic inity ▁between ▁P ine ▁Hill ▁Road ▁and ▁Al ton - Car ol ina ▁Road ▁( Route ▁ 9 1 ), ▁including ▁houses ▁along ▁But ter ▁Lane , ▁T all ▁P ines ▁Drive , ▁School house ▁Lane , ▁Carolina ▁Mill ▁Lane , ▁and ▁Down s ▁Court . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁the ▁first ▁wooden ▁dam ▁and ▁a ▁gr ist mill ▁were ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Nich ols ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁later , ▁a ▁cot ton ▁mill ▁was ▁established , ▁with ▁production ▁buildings ▁mostly ▁located ▁in ▁Richmond ▁and ▁some ▁employee ▁housing ▁located ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁Char l est own . ▁Row land ▁G . ▁Haz ard