The Pothier House is a historic house in

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. This modest L-shaped -story cottage is notable as the longtime home of Woonsocket Mayor (and later

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) Aram J. Pothier. Pothier's father purchased the house c. 1881, and it was the younger Pothier's home until his death (while serving as governor) in 1928. The house was listed on the

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in 1982.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Houses completed in 1881 Houses in Woonsocket, Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island 1881 establishments in Rhode Island {{ProvidenceCountyRI-NRHP-stub

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