Benjamin F. Greene House

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Benjamin F. Greene House
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Benjamin F. Greene House in 2013
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Location85 Cross St., Central Falls, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°53′08″N71°23′10″W / 41.88552°N 71.38621°W / 41.88552; -71.38621
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1868
Architect Clifton A. Hall; Wheeler & Marchant
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPS Central Falls MRA
NRHP reference No. 79000007 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 1979

The Benjamin F. Greene House is an historic house at 85 Cross Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA. The Second Empire house was designed by Clifton A. Hall and built by Wheeler & Marchant in 1868. The house is one of a small number of high-style mid-19th century houses in the city. It was built for Benjamin Franklin Greene, a second-generation mill owner in the Central Falls/Pawtucket area. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Historic Resources of Central Falls, Rhode Island (PDF page 28)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-17.