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Description
Now known as the Bristol Statehouse, this structure was constructed in 1819 as Bristol County Courthouse and, until 1854, it served as one of Rhode Island's five state houses, which were used in rotation by the governor and legislature. The building's design has received mixed attribution, architectural historian William Jordy notes it "has been attributed to John Holden Greene (and less convincingly to Russell Warren)." Originally brick, the walls were stuccoed in 1836, and furthered remodeled by Wallis E. Howe, as part of the WPA, in 1934-35. Today the building is owned by the Bristol Statehouse Foundation, who has dedicated itself to preserving and restoring the site for a historic and educational purposes.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Dates
1777-1850
Creator 2 Role
Architect
Creator 3 Dates
1783-1860
Creator 3 Role
Architect
Building Type
Government buildings
Building Style
Classical, Gothic
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Bristol
Street Address
240 High Street
Recommended Citation
Thomson, Debra; Greene, John Holden; and Warren, Russell, "The Bristol Statehouse" (2018). Images of Rhode Island Architecture from Special Collections. 4.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ri_architecture/4
Keywords
federal; federalist; civic architecture; colonial; town common; town square; government buildings; rhode island; bristol; statehouse; historic; state house; bristol statehouse foundtaion;
Notes
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