Candace Allen House

Historic house in Rhode Island, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Candace Allen House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property

Candace Allen House 2012 front view
41°49′29.4024″N 71°24′15.3792″W / 41.824834000°N 71.404272000°W / 41.824834000; -71.404272000
Built	1818
Architect	John Holden Greene
Architectural style	Federal
Part of	College Hill Historic District (ID70000019)
NRHP reference No.	73000062^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1973
Designated NHLDCP	November 10, 1970

The Candace Allen House is a historic house located at 12 Benevolent Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. 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]

Gallery

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

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Candace Allen House // Guide to Providence Architecture". guide.ppsri.org. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^ "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.
^ Woodward, William McKenzie (2003). PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, R.I.: Providence Preservation Society. ISBN 0-9742847-0-X.
^ "NRHP nomination for Candace Allen House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

External links

Media related to Candace Allen House at Wikimedia Commons
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-169, "Candace Allen House, 12 Benevolent Street, Providence, Providence County, RI", 13 photos, 6 data pages, supplemental material
HABS No. RI-170, "Candace Allen Coach House, 12 Benevolent Street, Providence, Providence County, RI", 1 photo, supplemental material