Richard Henry Deming House
Richard Henry Deming House | ||
MPS Elmwood MRA | | |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000094 [1] | |
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| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1980 | |
The Richard Henry Deming House is a historic home in
Second Empire mansions in the city's Elmwood neighborhood. Built c. 1870 for a wealthy cotton broker, it has a mansard roof, bracketed window hoods, and an elaborately decorated front porch. It has retained much of its interior woodwork, despite its conversion to apartments.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Richard Henry Deming
Richard H. Deming served on the Providence City Council, and as city police commissioner.[3] He served as president of the Providence Board of Park Commissioners from 1892 to 1902.[4] As parks commissioner, Deming oversaw the construction of the Boathouse and Casino at Roger Williams Park.[4] A memorial to Deming was erected in the park in 1904.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Multiple Resource Area nomination for Elmwood (PDF page 62)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM". National Park Service. National Park Service. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Richard Deming Memorial". Roger Williams Park. Roger Williams Park. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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