The Logee House is a historic house on 225 Logee Street in
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Woonsocket ( ), is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsoc ...
. Built in 1729 by a French
Huguenot
The Huguenots ( , ; ) are a Religious denomination, religious group of French people, French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, ...
family, this two-story wood-frame house is a rare early-18th-century house in the city, and one of its best-preserved. The main block follows a plan more typical of colonial Massachusetts houses, unsurprising given the land it stands on was once disputed between the two colonies. The main block has a central chimney, with single rooms on either side on both floors. An ell, probably 18th century in origin, extends from the rear, and a 20th-century porch adorns the front of the house.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1982.
See also
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Houses in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island
Houses completed in 1729
1729 establishments in Rhode Island
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