Elmgrove Gardens Historic District

The Elmgrove Gardens Historic District is a residential historic district in northeastern Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is bounded on the north by Rochambeau Street, on the south by Woodbury Street, on the east by Cole Street, and on the west by Morris Avenue. This area was developed most heavily between 1908 and 1948, and is a well-preserved example of an early automotive suburban residential area. Most of the houses in the district are either 1-1/2 or 2-1/2 stories in height, and are built in an architecturally diverse variety of styles. The district also includes to 18th-century farmhouses (at 287 and 317 Rochambeau), reminders of the area's agrarian past.[2]

Elmgrove Gardens Historic District
Built by Rossiter C. Stark
Elmgrove Gardens Historic District is located in Rhode Island
Elmgrove Gardens Historic District
Elmgrove Gardens Historic District is located in the United States
Elmgrove Gardens Historic District
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°50′45″N 71°23′30″W / 41.84583°N 71.39167°W / 41.84583; -71.39167
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built1745
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.04001589 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 2005

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Elmgrove Gardens Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 12, 2014.