199 Hope St., Providence, Rhode Island. County/parish: Providence.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 27, 1972. NRIS 72000043.
1 contributing building.
The Governor Henry Lippitt House is a historic house museum at 199 Hope Street on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. A National Historic Landmark, it is one of the finest Italianate mansion houses in the state, and considered one of the best-preserved examples of Victorian-era houses in the United States. It is notable for its association with Henry Lippitt (1818–91), a wealthy textile magnate who was the 33rd Governor of Rhode Island. The house is owned by Preserve Rhode Island, and is open to the public for tours seasonally or by appointment.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41375239