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The Woods–Gerry House (or Dr. Marshall Woods House) is an historic house on 62 Prospect Street in
Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...
. It is a large, three story brick structure, designed by
Richard Upjohn Richard Upjohn (22 January 1802 – 16 August 1878) was a British-born American architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to su ...
and built in 1860 for Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Wood. It is the largest surviving 19th-century house in Providence, measuring in width and in depth. It features restrained Italianate styling, most evident in its porch and porte-cochere, and in its roofline. The building currently houses the Admissions office for the
Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the ...
. The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1971.


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File:Woods-Gerry House.jpg, The house in 2012


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island __NOTOC__ 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 Is ...


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* Houses completed in 1860 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Houses in Providence, Rhode Island Historic American Buildings Survey in Rhode Island Rhode Island School of Design National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island {{ProvidenceRI-struct-stub