Gaulin, Alphonse, Jr., House - Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 42° 00.439 W 071° 29.886
19T E 293130 N 4653607
Historic Queen Anne style house in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Waymark Code: WM4ZJG
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 10

"Dating from the mid-1880s, the gaulin house is an excellent example of upper-middle-class, Queen Anne, domestic architecture. The well preserved and exuberant exterior is veritable catalogue of Queen Anne motifs, from its roof finials to its banded siding, from its Japanesque porch to the conceit of a diagonally disposed corner tower with tall chimney attached rising from a circular base to a rectangular shaft capped by a hip roof...

Historically, the house is noted in Woonsocket as the home of Alphonse Gaulin, Jr., one of the city's first wealthy French-Canadian residents. He earned a handsome income as a real-estate broker, developer and builder. Gaulin was involved in local politics and served as Woonsocket's Mayor from 1903 to 1905." - Woonsocket MRA NRHP documentation pg 70.

The house was undergoing renovation when I visited.
Street address:
311 Elm St.
Woonsocket, Rhode Island


County / Borough / Parish: Providence

Year listed: 1982

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924

Historic function: Domestic

Current function: Domestic

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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