Old State House, 155 North Main Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Significance: This building is one of the two eighteenth century colony houses in Rhode Island, the other being in Newport. It was one of the seats of Rhode Island government from 1762 until the erection of the present State House which was put into use in 1901. The Colony House is one of the early brick buildings in Providence, and preserves interesting interior finish.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-18

Survey number: HABS RI-18

Building/structure dates: 1762 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1851 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1873 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000014

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1901

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