Woods-Gerry House

62 Prospect St., Providence, Rhode Island. County/parish: Providence.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 12, 1971. NRIS 71000003.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Woods (Dr. Marshall) House

From Wikipedia:

Woods–Gerry House

The Woods–Gerry House (or Dr. Marshall Woods House) is an historic house on 62 Prospect Street in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is a large, three story brick structure, designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1860 for Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Wood. It is the largest surviving 19th-century house in Providence, measuring 55 feet (17 m) in width and 75 feet (23 m) in depth. It features restrained Italianate styling, most evident in its porch and porte-cochere, and in its roofline. The building currently houses the Admissions office for the Rhode Island School of Design.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41375562