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David Sprague House
Historic house in Rhode Island, United States
The David Sprague House is an historic house in Providence, Rhode Island. The house was built in 1839[1] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
David Sprague House | |
| Location | 7 Harvard Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°48′31.5174″N 71°25′5.4552″W |
| Built | 1839[1] |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000010 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1978 |
The house was originally located at 263 Public Street, which was then a "rural hinterland" with few residences.[1] When the horsecar line was introduced to the South Providence neighborhood in 1865, the house became surrounded by larger Victorian style houses.[1] By the mid-1930s, the neighborhood was "noted for its antiquity and quaint architecture."[1] However, forty years later the neighborhood fell into disrepair, leaving the Sprague House as the neighborhood's most well-preserved landmark.[1] This led the Providence Preservation Society to nominate the building for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
By the 1990s, the Sprague House, now falling into disrepair, was named on the Providence Preservation Society's "Most Endangered List" in 1998, 1999, and 2000.[1]
Around 2000, the decaying building was restored, and moved to a new location at 7 Harvard Avenue, which was deemed "more suitable."[1]
- Original NRHP application includes photo of the house in 1977.
- "2000 Ten Most Endangered Properties". Providence Preservation Society. Providence Preservation Society. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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