The Pothier House is a historic house in

Woonsocket, Rhode Island Woonsocket ( ), is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsock ...

. This modest L-shaped -story cottage is notable as the longtime home of Woonsocket mayor (and later

Governor of Rhode Island The governor of Rhode Island is the head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, o ...

)

Aram J. Pothier Aram Jules Pothier (July 26, 1854 – February 4, 1928) was an American banker and politician of French Canadian descent. He served as the 51st and 55th Governor of Rhode Island. Personal life Pothier was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, the ...

. Pothier's father purchased the house c. 1881, and it was the younger Pothier's home until his death (while serving as governor) in 1928. The house was listed on the

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in 1982.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Houses completed in 1881 Houses in Woonsocket, Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island 1881 establishments in Rhode Island {{ProvidenceCountyRI-NRHP-stub

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