Richard Henry Deming House

Richard Henry Deming House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Richard Henry Deming House in 2013
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Location	66 Burnett Street, Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°48′9″N71°25′38″W / 41.80250°N 71.42722°W / 41.80250; -71.42722
Built	1870
Architectural style	Second Empire
MPS	Elmwood MRA
NRHP reference No.	80000094 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 7, 1980

The Richard Henry Deming House is a historic home in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, and is one of the most elaborate Second Empire mansions in the city's Elmwood neighborhood. Built c. 1870 for a wealthy cotton broker, it has a mansard roof, bracketed window hoods, and an elaborately decorated front porch. It has retained much of its interior woodwork, despite its conversion to apartments. ^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ^[1]

Richard Henry Deming

Bust of Deming

Richard H. Deming served on the Providence City Council, and as city police commissioner. ^[3] He served as president of the Providence Board of Park Commissioners from 1892 to 1902. ^[4] As parks commissioner, Deming oversaw the construction of the Boathouse and Casino at Roger Williams Park. ^[4] A memorial to Deming was erected in the park in 1904. ^[4]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "Multiple Resource Area nomination for Elmwood (PDF page 62)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
3. "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM". National Park Service. National Park Service. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
4. "Richard Deming Memorial". Roger Williams Park. Roger Williams Park. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.