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Richard Henry Deming House

Coordinates: 41°48′9″N 71°25′38″W / 41.80250°N 71.42722°W / 41.80250; -71.42722
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Richard Henry Deming House
Richard Henry Deming House in 2013
Richard Henry Deming House is located in Rhode Island
Richard Henry Deming House
Richard Henry Deming House is located in the United States
Richard Henry Deming House
Location66 Burnett Street,
Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°48′9″N 71°25′38″W / 41.80250°N 71.42722°W / 41.80250; -71.42722
Built1870
Architectural styleSecond Empire
MPSElmwood MRA
NRHP reference No.80000094 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1980

The Richard Henry Deming House is a historic home in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a 2 12-story wood-frame structure, and is one of the most elaborate Second Empire mansions in the city's Elmwood neighborhood. Built c. 1870 for a wealthy cotton broker, it has a mansard roof, bracketed window hoods, and an elaborately decorated front porch. It has retained much of its interior woodwork, despite its conversion to apartments.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Richard Henry Deming

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Bust of Deming

Richard H. Deming served on the Providence City Council, and as city police commissioner.[3] He served as president of the Providence Board of Park Commissioners from 1892 to 1902.[4] As parks commissioner, Deming oversaw the construction of the Boathouse and Casino at Roger Williams Park.[4] A memorial to Deming was erected in the park in 1904.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Multiple Resource Area nomination for Elmwood (PDF page 62)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  3. ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM". National Park Service. National Park Service. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Richard Deming Memorial". Roger Williams Park. Roger Williams Park. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.