Candace Allen House

The Candace Allen House is a historic house located at 12 Benevolent Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. Named after Candace Allen (1785-1872)[2] m older sister of Zachariah Allen, a prominent Providence mill-owner.

Candace Allen House
Candace Allen House 2012 front view
Location12 Benevolent Street,
Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°49′29.4024″N 71°24′15.3792″W
Built1818
ArchitectJohn Holden Greene
Architectural styleFederal
Part ofCollege Hill Historic District (ID70000019)
NRHP reference No.73000062[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973
Designated NHLDCPNovember 10, 1970

The Federal style house was built in 1818–1820 by local architect John Holden Greene and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is a brick two-story building with a hip roof topped by a small monitor section. It is five bays wide, with a center entry sheltered by a portico supported by Corinthian columns, and an elliptical window above. The interior follows a typical central-hall plan, and has elaborate interior detail including marble mantels, a U-shape stairway, ceiling cornices, undercut moldings, and walnut doors with silver hardware.[3]

Candace Allen (1785-1872) was the older sister of Zachariah Allen, a prominent Providence mill-owner and inventor. Her fiancé was killed in the War of 1812, and she did not ever marry.[4] The house was, as of its 1973 National Register listing, still in the hands of the Allen family.[5]

  • 2012 Main (front) Entrance
  • 1958 SOUTH (FRONT) AND EAST ELEVATIONS
  • 1958 MAIN ENTRANCE PORCH ON SOUTH (FRONT)
  • 1958 MAIN STAIRWAY FROM FIRST FLOOR HALLWAY
  • 1958 ENTRANCE HALL SHOWING INSIDE OF MAIN DOORWAY
  • 1958 FIREPLACE IN DINING ROOM
  • 1958 FIREPLACE IN SOUTHEAST PARLOR
  • 1958 WINDOW IN SOUTH WALL OF SOUTHEAST PARLOR
  • 1958 SOUTHEAST PARLOR SHOWING NORTHEAST PARLOR BEYOND
  • 1958 FIREPLACE IN NORTHEAST PARLOR
  • 1958 BACK STAIRWAY
  • 1958 SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY LOOKING TOWARD TRIPARTITE WINDOW OVER MAIN ENTRANCE

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Candace Allen House // Guide to Providence Architecture". guide.ppsri.org. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  3. "Allen, Candace, House (RI-169), supplemental material" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  4. Woodward, William McKenzie (2003). PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, R.I.: Providence Preservation Society. ISBN 0-9742847-0-X.
  5. "NRHP nomination for Candace Allen House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
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