Zachariah Allen House | |
Location: | Providence, Rhode Island |
Coordinates: | 41.8442°N -71.4489°W |
Built: | 1789 |
Architect: | Allen, Amos |
Architecture: | Georgian, Federal |
Added: | September 15, 1994 |
Refnum: | 94001152 |
The Zachariah Allen House is a historic house at 1093 Smith Street in Providence, Rhode Island. Built in 1789 by Amos Allen for his brother Zachariah Allen, it is a -story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a central entry and large central chimney. It is a well-preserved example of a transitional Georgian-Federal style house, having retained original siding materials on the outside, and finish woodwork on the interior. Its major modifications include the 20th-century installation of new hardwood floors, as well as modern plumbing and kitchen. Zachariah Allen was at the time a successful merchant, and the house was built as a summer retreat in what was at the time a rural area.[1]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.