Nelson W. Aldrich House

The Nelson W. Aldrich House, also known as the Dr. S. B. Tobey House, is a Federal-style house museum in Providence, Rhode Island that was the home of Nelson W. Aldrich, a U.S. Senator from 1881 to 1911.

History

Robert S. Burroughs hired John Holden Green to build the house in 1821. The house passed through several owners before Aldrich purchased it in the 1890s.^[3] Aldrich was known for exerting control over the Republican Party at the turn of the twentieth century and creating the Federal Reserve Banking System. Aldrich's daughter, Abby, married John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller was named after his grandfather Aldrich. Winthrop Aldrich deeded the house to the Rhode Island Historical Society in 1974, and Aldrich House currently serves as the Society headquarters and offers changing Rhode Island historical displays.^[4]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.^[2][5]

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
• Providence, Rhode Island

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Nelson W. Aldrich House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1591&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-02-21. 
3. ^ William G. McLoughlin, Rhode Island, a History, (W.W. Norton & Co. 1986), xix
4. ^ Winthrop Aldrich records from RIHSLucy Aldrich Papers
5. ^ George R. Adams and Ralph Christian (April, 1976). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Nelson W. Aldrich HousePDF (32 KB). National Park Service  and Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1976PDF (32 KB)

Winthrop Aldrich records from RIHS

External links

• Dr. S. B. Tobey House, 110 Benevolent Street, Providence, Providence County, RI: 1 photo, 7 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey