William B. Spencer House

William B. Spencer House

William B. Spencer House in 2014
Location 11 Fairview Avenue, West Warwick, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°43′11″N 71°31′59″W / 41.71972°N 71.53306°W / 41.71972; -71.53306Coordinates: 41°43′11″N 71°31′59″W / 41.71972°N 71.53306°W / 41.71972; -71.53306
Built 1870
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 08000716[1]
Added to NRHP February 14, 2012

The William B. Spencer House is a historic house at 11 Fairview Avenue in the Phenix village of West Warwick, Rhode Island. The 2.5 story wood frame house was built in 1869-70, and is an elaborate and well-preserved instance of Late Victorian Italianate style. The house has an L shape, with forward projecting gable section on the left, in front of a rectangular main block. A single story porch with slender columns and decorative woodwork valances extends across the front to the right of the projecting section. The windows on the projecting section are three-part rounded windows, each with distinctive and elaborate hoods. The building corners are quoined, and the roofline features dentil moulding and paired brackets. A series of smaller ells project to the right of the main block, and there is a small single story addition to the rear. The main block is topped by an octagonal cupola with round-arch windows. The building's owner, William B. Spencer, was a local entrepreneur who made his fortune by dealing in the waste materials generated by the local cotton mills.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for William B. Spencer House" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-04-13.


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