The Candace Allen House is a historic house located at 12 Benevolent Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. Named after Candace Allen (1785-1872)[2] an dauther of Zachariah Allen, a prominent Providence mill-owner.
Candace Allen House | |
 Candace Allen House 2012 front view | |
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| Location | 12 Benevolent Street, Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′29.4024″N 71°24′15.3792″W / 41.824834000°N 71.404272000°W |
| Built | 1818 |
| Architect | John Holden Greene |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Part of | College Hill Historic District (ID70000019) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000062[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
| Designated NHLDCP | November 10, 1970 |
The Federal style house was built in 1818–1820 by local architect John Holden Greene and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is a brick two-story building with a hip roof topped by a small monitor section. It is five bays wide, with a center entry sheltered by a portico supported by Corinthian columns, and an elliptical window above. The interior follows a typical central-hall plan, and has elaborate interior detail including marble mantels, a U-shape stairway, ceiling cornices, undercut moldings, and walnut doors with silver hardware.[3]
Candace Allen (1785-1872) was the older sister of Zachariah Allen, a prominent Providence mill-owner and inventor. Her fiancé was killed in the War of 1812, and she did not ever marry.[4] The house was, as of its 1973 National Register listing, still in the hands of the Allen family.[5]
Gallery edit
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2012 Main (front) Entrance -
1958 SOUTH (FRONT) AND EAST ELEVATIONS -
1958 MAIN ENTRANCE PORCH ON SOUTH (FRONT) -
1958 MAIN STAIRWAY FROM FIRST FLOOR HALLWAY -
1958 ENTRANCE HALL SHOWING INSIDE OF MAIN DOORWAY -
1958 FIREPLACE IN DINING ROOM -
1958 FIREPLACE IN SOUTHEAST PARLOR -
1958 WINDOW IN SOUTH WALL OF SOUTHEAST PARLOR -
1958 SOUTHEAST PARLOR SHOWING NORTHEAST PARLOR BEYOND -
1958 FIREPLACE IN NORTHEAST PARLOR -
1958 BACK STAIRWAY -
1958 SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY LOOKING TOWARD TRIPARTITE WINDOW OVER MAIN ENTRANCE
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Candace Allen House // Guide to Providence Architecture". guide.ppsri.org. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Allen, Candace, House (RI-169), supplemental material" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ Woodward, William McKenzie (2003). PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, R.I.: Providence Preservation Society. ISBN 0-9742847-0-X.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Candace Allen House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
External links edit
Media related to Candace Allen House at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-169, "Candace Allen House, 12 Benevolent Street, Providence, Providence County, RI", 13 photos, 6 data pages, supplemental material
- HABS No. RI-170, "Candace Allen Coach House, 12 Benevolent Street, Providence, Providence County, RI", 1 photo, supplemental material
