The district features a variety of
Greek Revival and
Victorian buildings, including the United Congregational Church, whose tall steeple dominates the landscape; the First Methodist Meeting House; the Little Compton Town Hall and a former schoolhouse, now connected; Sakonnet Lodge, formerly a Methodist church; the Little Compton Community Center, formerly Grange Hall; the Brownell Library; a restaurant; and C. R. Wilbur's General Merchandise store; among others. At the center of the district is the town
common itself; one of only two remaining in Rhode Island. It contains a large colonial cemetery with many graves, including those of
American Revolutionary War veterans and other notable individuals. Nearby is Union Cemetery – also part of the historic district – which features a Civil War Memorial. The district was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ==Notable burials==