The Edward Dexter House is a historic house in the
College Hill neighborhood of
Providence, Rhode Island. It is a -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.
Gallery
File:Edward Dexter House, Waterman Street.jpg, The house, circa 1915
File:Edward Dexter House, North Side of Waterman Street.jpg, The house in 1918, following an addition to the building's rear
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island
References
External links
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Houses completed in 1795
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Houses in Providence, Rhode Island
Historic American Buildings Survey in Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island
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