National Register of Historic Places

Dexter, Edward, House

Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed
June 20, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000033

About this property

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. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Location

72 Waterman St.
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
41.82711, -71.40357

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Dexter, Edward, House listed on the National Register?

Dexter, Edward, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Dexter, Edward, House?

Dexter, Edward, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Dexter, Edward, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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