Jeremiah Dexter House

The Jeremiah Dexter House is a historic colonial house in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a 1-1/2 story gambrel-roofed wood frame structure, built in 1754 for printer Jeremiah Dexter on farm land that was originally granted to his ancestor Gregory Dexter, a friend and printer for Roger Williams. It is five bays wide, with a large central chimney typical of the period, and is one of the few surviving colonial-era farmhouses in the city. The Dexter farm is further notable as the site where French Army troops were stationed upon their return from Virginia in 1782, during the American Revolutionary War. The paved parking lot which surrounds the house on two sides is believed to contain archaeological remains of the French camp.[2]

Jeremiah Dexter House
Location957 North Main Street,
Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°50′48″N 71°24′19″W
Built1754
Architectural styleAmerican Colonial
NRHP reference No.76000046 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1976
Boundary increaseSeptember 2, 1980

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Jeremiah Dexter House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-11.


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