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c. 1860(?). 73 Austin Ave.

This modest and well-preserved early Victorian residence, set gable end to the street, is distinguished by an entrance with a flat hood consisting of a full modillioned and dentiled cornice, brackets with drop pendants, and jigsawn spandrel ornamentation, all sheltering a door surround of side lights and transom. When built, this was a village type for the middle-class businessman or professional and marked the bounds of Greenville, before one reached the orchards immediately beyond.

Writing Credits

Author: 
William H. Jordy et al.
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Citation

William H. Jordy et al., "House", [Smithfield, Rhode Island], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/RI-01-SM10.

Print Source

Buildings of Rhode Island, William H. Jordy, with Ronald J. Onorato and William McKenzie Woodward. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, 253-253.

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