The Edward Dexter House is a historic house in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, built in 1795–1797, with a hip roof topped by a square monitor. Its main facade is five bays wide, with the center bay flanked by two-story pilasters and topped by a small gable pediment. The well-preserved interior provided a template for an early-20th-century museum space designed by the Rhode Island School of Design to house a furniture collection donated by the house's then-owner, Charles Pendleton. The house is one of the few 18th-century houses in the city's College Hill neighborhood. It was originally located at the corner of George and Prospect Streets; in 1860 it was sawed in half and moved in sections to its present location.[2]
Edward Dexter House | |
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| Location | 72 Waterman Street, Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′37″N 71°24′15″W / 41.82694°N 71.40417°W |
| Built | 1795 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
| Part of | College Hill Historic District (ID70000019) |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000033[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
| Designated NHLDCP | November 10, 1970 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
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The house, circa 1915 -
The house in 1918, following an addition to the building's rear
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Edward Dexter House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-15, "Edward Dexter House, 72 Waterman Street (moved from George Street), Providence, Providence County, RI", 7 photos, 53 measured drawings, 4 data pages, supplemental material