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Date
1-1-1983
Description
This late eighteenth-century Dutch gambrel-roofed farmhouse stood on Chalkstone Ave. where the parking lot to Roger Williams Hospital stands. Angela Brown Fischer, daughter of John Brown (d. 1979) moved this house opposite the Nightingale-Brown House at 357 Benefit St. (1791). John Brown owned this land and preferred a view from his house across the city without impediment. The house is set back from the street because it is a farm house and not original to the urban architecture of Benefit St. The interior has been renovated.
Building Type
Single family dwelling
Building Style
Dutch Colonial
Themes
Urban Redevelopment
Subject Headings
Angela Brown Fischer; Historic buildings -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Architecture, Domestic -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Architecture, Modern -- 18th century -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Urban Redevelopment
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Street Address
360 Benefit St.
Recommended Citation
"Benefit Street: Eighteenth-Century Dutch Farmhouse" (1983). Browse All. 72.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/72
Keywords
Brown, Dutch colonial, moved houses
Notes
Bibliography: Woodward, William McKenzie. Oral interview conducted at Adams Library. Rhode Island College. August 4th, 2010. Woodward, Wm McKenzie and Edward F. Sanderson. "Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historical Resources." Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986, pp. 144-145.