Arnold–Palmer House

The Arnold–Palmer House is an historic house at 33 Chestnut Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The Federal style house was built in 1826 for wealthy Providence merchant Daniel Arnold at a location on upper Westminster Street, where it was one of four nearly identical houses whose design was attributed to prominent local architect John Holden Greene by preservationist Norman Isham. This house is the only one of the four still standing, having been moved to its present location in 1967[2] as part of the Weybosset Hill urban redevelopment project.[3]

Arnold–Palmer House
Arnold–Palmer House is located in Rhode Island
Arnold–Palmer House
Arnold–Palmer House is located in the United States
Arnold–Palmer House
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°49′9″N 71°24′50″W
Built1826
ArchitectGreene, John Holden
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.72000034[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1972

The house is a brick structure, two stories high and five bays wide, with a hip roof topped by a small monitor. It has four chimneys rising from its exterior side walls. Its center entry is flanked by sidelight windows, topped by a fanlight window, and sheltered by a portico supported by paired Ionic columns. The window above the entry is a 1968 alteration salvaged from a house of similar vintage in Pawtucket. The interior has retained much of its original woodwork, despite the numerous uses the house has seen.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

  • Front view
    Front view
  • Side view
    Side view

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Arnold–Palmer House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
  3. Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-P-5 by the Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, first edition 1970


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