National Register of Historic Places

Woonsocket District Courthouse

Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed
November 24, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000014

About this property

The former Woonsocket District Courthouse is a historic court building on 24 Front Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The courthouse, a two-story stone structure, was designed in 1894 in a Romanesque style by architects William R. Walker & Son of Providence and built by contractors William F. Norton and Victor Allaire of Woonsocket. When completed in 1896 it housed the court of the Twelfth Judicial District, later reorganized as the Seventh Division. In 1990 that court was consolidated with the Fifth Division in Pawtucket, which later was consolidated with the Sixth Division. In 1992 the former courthouse was sold to the City of Woonsocket for $1, and in 2003 it was sold and renovated for residential uses. The building is now known as the Courthouse Condos. The building is a well-designed, though late, example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style, with some Classical elements. It is typical of the civic buildings designed by its architects in smaller towns and urban centers across the state. In contrast the interiors, which have been preserved, are more consistently in the Classical style. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island

Location

24 Front St.
Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
42.00178, -71.51048

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Woonsocket District Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Woonsocket District Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Woonsocket District Courthouse?

Woonsocket District Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Woonsocket District Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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