John Arnold House (Woonsocket, Rhode Island)

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John Arnold House
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Location Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°59′41″N71°31′22″W / 41.99472°N 71.52278°W / 41.99472; -71.52278 Coordinates: 41°59′41″N71°31′22″W / 41.99472°N 71.52278°W / 41.99472; -71.52278
Built 1712
MPS Woonsocket MRA
NRHP reference # 82000132 [1]
Added to NRHP November 24, 1982

The John Arnold House is an historic house on 99 Providence Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The main block of this two-story wood-frame house is conventionally believed to have been built in 1712, but there is architectural evidence parts of it may be even older. There are two additions: a two-story gable-roof section extending south (dating to the early 20th century), to which a mid-20th-century addition has been made. Elements of the house's antiquity remain in the main block despite its conversion to multiunit housing. The house is presumed to have been built by John Arnold, grandson of early Rhode Island settler William Arnold. [2]

Woonsocket, Rhode Island City in Rhode Island, United States

Woonsocket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 41,186 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts state line and constitutes part of both the Providence metropolitan area and the larger Greater Boston Combined Statistical Area.

William Arnold was one of the founding settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and he and his sons were among the wealthiest people in the colony. He was raised and educated in England where he was the warden of St. Mary's, the parish church of Ilchester in southeastern Somerset. He emigrated to New England with family and associates in 1635. He initially settled in Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but he soon relocated to the new settlement of Providence Plantation with Roger Williams. He was one of the 13 original proprietors of Providence, appearing on the deed signed by Roger Williams in 1638, and was one of the 12 founding members of the first Baptist church to be established in America.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 1982. [1]

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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. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island Wikimedia list article

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "MRA nomination for Woonsocket (PDF pages 111-112)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-05.