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Woods–Gerry House

Historic American Buildings Survey in Rhode IslandHistoric district contributing properties in Rhode IslandHouses completed in 1860Houses in Providence, Rhode IslandHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
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Woods Gerry House southeast corner
Woods Gerry House southeast corner

The Woods–Gerry House (or Dr. Marshall Woods House) is an historic house on 62 Prospect Street in Providence, Rhode Island. 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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Rhode Island School of Design


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