Candace Allen House

Candace Allen House
Candace Allen House 2012 front view
Location12 Benevolent Street,
Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°49′29.4024″N 71°24′15.3792″W / 41.824834000°N 71.404272000°W / 41.824834000; -71.404272000
Built1818
ArchitectJohn Holden Greene
Architectural styleFederal
Part ofCollege Hill Historic District (ID70000019)
NRHP reference No.73000062[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973
Designated NHLDCPNovember 10, 1970

The Candace Allen House is a historic house located at 12 Benevolent Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Named after Candace Allen (1785-1872)[2] an dauther of Zachariah Allen, a prominent Providence mill-owner.

The Federal style house was built in 1818–1820 by local architect John Holden Greene and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is a brick two-story building with a hip roof topped by a small monitor section. It is five bays wide, with a center entry sheltered by a portico supported by Corinthian columns, and an elliptical window above. The interior follows a typical central-hall plan, and has elaborate interior detail including marble mantels, a U-shape stairway, ceiling cornices, undercut moldings, and walnut doors with silver hardware.[3]

Candace Allen (1785-1872) was the older sister of Zachariah Allen, a prominent Providence mill-owner and inventor. Her fiancé was killed in the War of 1812, and she did not ever marry.[4] The house was, as of its 1973 National Register listing, still in the hands of the Allen family.[5]

  • 2012 Main (front) Entrance
  • 1958 SOUTH (FRONT) AND EAST ELEVATIONS
  • 1958 MAIN ENTRANCE PORCH ON SOUTH (FRONT)
  • 1958 MAIN STAIRWAY FROM FIRST FLOOR HALLWAY
  • 1958 ENTRANCE HALL SHOWING INSIDE OF MAIN DOORWAY
  • 1958 FIREPLACE IN DINING ROOM
  • 1958 FIREPLACE IN SOUTHEAST PARLOR
  • 1958 WINDOW IN SOUTH WALL OF SOUTHEAST PARLOR
  • 1958 SOUTHEAST PARLOR SHOWING NORTHEAST PARLOR BEYOND
  • 1958 FIREPLACE IN NORTHEAST PARLOR
  • 1958 BACK STAIRWAY
  • 1958 SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY LOOKING TOWARD TRIPARTITE WINDOW OVER MAIN ENTRANCE

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Candace Allen House // Guide to Providence Architecture". guide.ppsri.org. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Allen, Candace, House (RI-169), supplemental material" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Woodward, William McKenzie (2003). PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, R.I.: Providence Preservation Society. ISBN 0-9742847-0-X.
  5. ^ "NRHP nomination for Candace Allen House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
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