The Joseph Haile House (or Gardner House) is an historic house in the
College Hill neighborhood of
Providence, Rhode Island
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. It is a -story brick structure, appearing taller than that due to its hillside location and raised basement. It is a well-preserved example of Federal styling, which underwent a careful restoration in the 1930s by George Warren Gardner, who filled the house with early American furniture. The Gardners bequested the property to
Brown University
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, which uses it to house visiting dignitaries.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1972.
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Houses completed in 1806
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Brown University buildings
Houses in Providence, Rhode Island
Historic American Buildings Survey in Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island
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