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Nelson W. Aldrich House

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Three wings extend from the rear of the house. Deed research indicates that the large three-story wing immediately to the rear was built in the 1850s. The decorations on this wing are slightly simpler than those on the main block, but the roof railings match. A two-story addition extends further back
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to build the house in 1821. The house passed through several owners before Aldrich purchased it. Sometime before 1838 the house was enlarged by Burroughs. The exact date beginning Aldrich's tenure in the house is uncertain: some sources cite a 1902 deed recording his purchase, while Aldrich
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and a denticulated frieze, with a low wooden railing extending around the roof. The main entry is sheltered by a portico supported by pairs of Doric columns, with a Palladian window on the second level above and a smaller three-part window on the third level.
259:, a U.S. Senator from 1881 to 1911. Aldrich was a dominant and controversial figure in the Senate, exercising significant control over the legislative process. This house, one of two surviving properties associated with Aldrich, was declared a 295:, thoroughly remodel the house. The most notable exterior alterations include the addition of a third floor and several porches. Aldrich made this house his primary residence until his death in 1915. Aldrich's daughter, Abby, married 962: 1057: 993: 977: 967: 352:. Aldrich was also a key figure in formalizing the powers held by Senate political officers, resulting in part in the concentration of significant power in his own hands. He died in New York City in 1915. 1118: 1153: 390: 364:
on top and two chimneys rising from the sides. There are porches on the sides, of which the one on the right has been enclosed. The main block is five bays wide and four deep, and is clad in wood
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The main block of the house is a three-story wood-frame structure resting on a stuccoed brick foundation. It has a low-pitch hip roof, with a
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in 1974, and Aldrich House currently serves as the Society headquarters and offers changing Rhode Island historical displays.
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from this ell, and a third addition encloses a space behind the enclosed right-side porch.
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was named after his grandfather Aldrich. Abby's son Winthrop deeded the house to the
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in 1881. In a 30-year career in that body, Aldrich was a resolutely pro-business
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biographer Arthur Johnson claims the family moved into this house in the 1890s.
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Archived from 1144:Historic house museums in Rhode Island 1101: 422:"National Register Information System" 247:house at 110 Benevolent Street in the 598: 438: 340:, Aldrich developed a plan for a new 1124:Federal architecture in Rhode Island 427:National Register of Historic Places 316:National Register of Historic Places 1139:Museums in Providence, Rhode Island 414: 13: 1129:Houses in Providence, Rhode Island 1041:National Historic Preservation Act 591:", 1 photo, 7 data pages 585:Historic American Buildings Survey 580:Winthrop Aldrich records from RIHS 562:Winthrop Aldrich records from RIHS 14: 1165: 573: 481:(W.W. Norton & Co. 1986), xix 1083: 1082: 1071: 372:. The roof line is decorated by 270: 109: 102: 84: 77: 305:Rhode Island Historical Society 265:Rhode Island Historical Society 49:U.S. National Historic Landmark 994:Federated States of Micronesia 640:Architectural style categories 555: 484: 471: 355: 293:Stone, Carpenter & Willson 201: 184:Stone, Carpenter & Willson 1: 407: 118:Show map of the United States 255:. The house was the home of 21:United States historic place 7: 384: 10: 1170: 1046:Historic Preservation Fund 1025:American Legation, Morocco 403:, Aldrich's Warwick estate 312:National Historic Landmark 283:Robert S. Burroughs hired 261:National Historic Landmark 1066: 1033: 1012: 987:Lists by associated state 986: 945: 678: 632: 587:(HABS) No. RI-227, " 492:Buildings of Rhode Island 449:"Nelson W. Aldrich House" 310:The house was declared a 225: 217: 212: 200:NRHP reference  199: 189: 175: 138: 127: 71: 59: 55: 46: 37: 30: 26: 1114:Houses completed in 1821 968:Northern Mariana Islands 520:. 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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Nelson W. Aldrich House is located in Rhode Island
Nelson W. Aldrich House is located in the United States
Providence, Rhode Island
41°49′31″N 71°23′45″W / 41.8253°N 71.3957°W / 41.8253; -71.3957
John Holden Greene
Stone, Carpenter & Willson
Federal
76000040
Federal-style
College Hill
Providence, Rhode Island
Nelson W. Aldrich
National Historic Landmark
Rhode Island Historical Society

John Holden Greene
Stone, Carpenter & Willson
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Nelson Rockefeller
Rhode Island Historical Society
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
Nelson W. Aldrich
Foster, Rhode Island
United States Senate
Republican
Panic of 1907

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