Oak Lawn or Oaklawn is a historical village in southwest Cranston, Rhode Island.

The Edward Searle House, built in 1677, and one of the oldest standing structures in Rhode Island, is located in Oak Lawn.

The 1855 Herman Melville novel "Israel Potter" is based on the life and adventures of an American Revolutionary soldier who was raised on a farm near present-day Oak Lawn.

Oak Lawn is also the site of an important archeological excavation: in the 1950s archeologists discovered bowls and other Native American artifacts, carved from soapstone and dating back more than 10,000 years.

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