The Century to Statehood
In the 1700's, the open shoreline on the west side of the street gradually filled with shops and houses. Stores backed onto the cove and often had docks extending into the water for easy loading of wares in the flourishing colonial trade. Between the buildings ran narrow pedestrian alleys, or "gangways", to the waterfront.
The Antrain-Gray House dates from at least 1737 at its northern end, and from the 1790s at its southern brick end. It has been a residence, a liquor store, a pool hall, a restaurant, a barber shop, a dry goods store, and lastly a watch shop.
This 1790 map of Providence shows expansion of the town southward (along today's South Main Street) and westward to "Weybosset Side" of the Providence River. Roger Williams National Memorial fills the shaded area.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1737.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 41° 49.881′ N, 71° 24.651′ W. Marker was in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It was in College Hill. It could be reached from North Main Street. Marker is in the Roger Williams National Memorial,. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Providence RI 02903, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. It was also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. A Thoroughfare Town (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 582 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
