William B. Spencer House

The William B. Spencer House is a historic house at 11 Fairview Avenue in the Phenix village of West Warwick, Rhode Island. The ​2 1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1869–70, and is an elaborate and well-preserved instance of Late Victorian Italianate style. The house has an L shape, with forward projecting gable section on the left, in front of a rectangular main block. A single-story porch with slender columns and decorative woodwork valances extends across the front to the right of the projecting section. The windows on the projecting section are three-part rounded windows, each with distinctive and elaborate hoods. The building corners are quoined, and the roofline features dentil moulding and paired brackets. A series of smaller ells project to the right of the main block, and there is a small single-story addition to the rear. The main block is topped by an octagonal cupola with round-arch windows. The building's owner, William B. Spencer, was a local entrepreneur who made his fortune by dealing in the waste materials generated by the local cotton mills.[2]

William B. Spencer House
William B. Spencer House in 2014
Location11 Fairview Avenue, West Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°43′11″N 71°31′59″W
Built1870
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.08000716[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 2012

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for William B. Spencer House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  • Old House Dreams Photos of the William B. Spencer House on a realtor site, includes interior photos. Retrieved 30 May 2014.


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