The Israel B. Mason House is an historic house at 571 Broad Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame structure, built in 1888 for Israel Bowen Mason, a wealthy merchant. It is one of the city's finest Queen Anne residences, with a visually complex assortment of projecting bays, verandas, turrets and gables. Particularly of note are its eastern porch and three-story octagonal tower. The house was designed by Stone, Carpenter & Willson, a prominent local architecture firm, for Mason, a self-made successful wholesaler of grocery and meat products.[2] The house now houses a funeral home.

Israel B. Mason House
Israel B. Mason House is located in Rhode Island
Israel B. Mason House
Israel B. Mason House is located in the United States
Israel B. Mason House
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°48′31″N 71°25′16″W / 41.808701°N 71.421039°W / 41.808701; -71.421039
Built1888
ArchitectStone, Carpenter & Willson
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.77000001 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1977

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Israel B. Mason House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-15.