Houses and mansions in Providence
This tour visits places the Register records as dwellings, among them single houses, rowhouses and mansions. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk. More of the Providence register is houses than any other kind of building, 35 listings of it in all.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1788 to 1826. 15 stops, 2.0 miles end to end. Of the stops, 4 are National Historic Landmarks.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Oct 16, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Market HouseMarket Sq.Building · listed 1972start
- 2Dr. George W. Carr House29 Waterman St.Building · listed 1973430 ft from stop 1
- 3Woods–Gerry House62 Prospect St.Building · listed 19710.2 mi from stop 2
- 4Charles Brackett House45 Prospect St.Building · listed 1970394 ft from stop 3
- 5Edward Dexter House72 Waterman St.Building · listed 1971303 ft from stop 4
- 6Joseph Haile House106 George St.Building · listed 19720.1 mi from stop 5
- 7Nathaniel Pearce House305 Brook St.Building · listed 19720.2 mi from stop 6
- 8Nelson W. Aldrich HouseNHL110 Benevolent St.Building · listed 19760.1 mi from stop 7
- 9Corliss-Carrington HouseNHL66 Williams St.Building · listed 19700.3 mi from stop 8
- 10Thomas F. Hoppin House383 Benefit St.Building · listed 1973448 ft from stop 9
- 11Gov. Stephen Hopkins HouseNHL15 Hopkins St.Building · listed 1970235 ft from stop 10
- 12John Brown HouseNHL52 Power St.Building · built 1788 · listed 1968518 ft from stop 11
- 13John Corliss House201 S. Main St.Building · listed 19740.1 mi from stop 12
- 14Joseph and William Russell House118 N. Main St.Building · listed 19710.3 mi from stop 13
- 15Arnold–Palmer House33 Chestnut St.Building · built 1826 · listed 19720.2 mi from stop 14
2.0 straight-line miles over 14 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 15 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Local history books for Providence
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Rhode Island travel guides
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.