Belton Court

Belton Court

Infobox_nrhp | name =Belton Court
nrhp_type =


caption =
location= Barrington, Rhode Island
locmapin = Rhode Island
area =
built =1905
architect= Martin & Hall
architecture= Colonial Revival, Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
added = June 30, 1976
governing_body = Private
refnum=76000037cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Belton Court (also known as Ferrin Hall, Barrington College) is a national historic site on Middle Hwy. in Barrington, Rhode Island.

The building was a former mansion for the Peck family. Barrington College a Christian school, owned the building for many years as part of its campus before merging with Gordon College in Massachusetts. In 1985 Belton Court became home to the Zion Bible College which bought the campus for over $5 million. In 2007, it was listed for sale at $13 million. Zion has 260 students.

References

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/RI/Bristol/state.html NPS link to official site]
* [http://www.projo.com/ri/barrington/content/EB_ZION19_09-19-07_MM75KU7.3023583.html "Bible college said to be set to leave town," Providence Journal, September 19, 2007]

See also

* List of Registered Historic Places in Rhode Island


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