Blackstone Boulevard Realty Plat Historic District in Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Morris Brown House

317 Rochambeau Avenue

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2020

1. Morris Brown House Marker

Inscription. Morris Brown House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1793

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 41° 50.8′ N, 71° 23.579′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in the Blackstone Boulevard Realty Plat Historic District. It is on Rochambeau Avenue just east of Lorimer Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 317 Rochambeau Ave, Providence RI 02906, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Rhode Island’s Blackstone Valley

and on Narragansett Bay.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sarah Scott Hopkins (approx. ¾ mile away); The Illustrious Stephen Hopkins (approx. ¾ mile away); Stephen Hopkins (approx. ¾ mile away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. ¾ mile away); Olney Street Riot 1831 (approx. one mile away); Indomitable (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lippitt House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pembroke College Tribute (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Providence.

Also see . . . Morris Brown House Nomination Form.
This nomination form was prepared by Michael A. Hebert of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission in 1991. A description of the house's historical significance can be found on page 9:

The Morris Brown House is significant as one of the very few surviving early farmhouses in Providence. The house’s 1793 construction date is based on a statement in a deed from Phinehas Brown to his son Morris, conveying the one-half acre lot "where said Morris Brown is now building a house on...." This date is unusually late for some of the house’s architectural features, which
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2020

2. Morris Brown House
are more characteristic of mid-eighteenth century construction. The house is architecturally significant for its uncommon floor plan, and is also historically important as an indicator of neighborhood development patterns prior to suburbanization of the area in the early twentieth century.

(Submitted on October 25, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.