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The Old State House on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island, also known as Providence Sixth District Court House, Providence Colony House, Providence County House, and Rhode Island State House is located on 150 Benefit Street, with the front facade facing North Main Street.
The Old Colony House, also known as Old State House or Newport Colony House, is located at the east end of Washington Square in the city of Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It is a brick Georgian - style building completed in 1741, and was the meeting place for the colonial legislature.
The current Rhode Island State House is Rhode Island's seventh state house and the second in Providence after the Old State House. The structure was designed by McKim, Mead & White, a prominent firm from New York. The building was constructed from 1891 to 1901. [1] The structure underwent a major renovation in the late 1990s. [2]
The current headquarters of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission are in the Old State House, which functioned as the state capitol from 1762 to 1901. Among its former chairs is historical preservationist Antoinette Downing, who held that post for more than three decades beginning in 1968.
Oldest Business in Rhode Island: Kenyon’s Grist Mill . White Horse Tavern aside (as it does predate this business), Kenyon’s Grist Mill is the oldest business in the state, grinding away since ...
The oldest building in Rhode Island tested using dendrochronology was the Clemence-Irons House (1691) in Johnston, although the Lucas–Johnston House in Newport holds some timbers which were felled prior to 1650, but likely reused from an earlier building.
Old State House (Connecticut) Old State House (Little Rock, Arkansas) Old State House (Providence, Rhode Island) Old Statehouse (Dover, Delaware), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware; One of 5 former capitol buildings of Illinois, including: Old State Capitol State Historic Site (Illinois), Springfield ...
Location of Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Latitude and longitude ...