The Woods–Gerry House (or Dr. Marshall Woods House) is an historic house on 62 Prospect Street in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is a large, three story brick structure, designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1860 for Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Wood. It is the largest surviving 19th-century house in Providence, measuring 55 feet (17 m) in width and 75 feet (23 m) in depth. It features restrained Italianate styling, most evident in its porch and porte-cochere, and in its roofline.[2] The building currently houses the Admissions office for the Rhode Island School of Design.
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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′42″N 71°24′21″W / 41.82833°N 71.40583°W |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architect | Upjohn, Richard |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Part of | College Hill Historic District (ID70000019) |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000003 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | February 12, 1971 |
| Designated NHLDCP | November 10, 1970 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
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The house in 2012
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Woods–Gerry House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
External links
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Media related to Woods–Gerry House at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-222, "Marshall Woods House, 62 Prospect Street, Providence, Providence County, RI", 1 photo, 11 data pages