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Providence,RI 02903
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Pending
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 3,425 sqft
Price per Sqft $525
Subdivision Benefit/College Hill
MLS Listing ID 1376603
Style Historic/Antique
Bedrooms 4
Full Baths 2
Half Baths 1
Year Built 1764
Annual Tax Amount $9,798
Tax Year 2024
Lot Size 0.320 Acres
Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence
Property Description
The John Mawney House is the oldest residence on Historic Benefit Street in its original location. A classic 18th-century Rhode Island five-room plan, it is built around a central chimney with seven fireplaces. A three-story ell was added in 1817. Listed on the National and Rhode Island State Registers of Historic Places, it also received a Providence Preservation Society plaque. Much of the original interior woodwork remains, including period over-mantels, dentil moldings, wooden shutters, a rock maple staircase, and wide-board pine floors. The 1st floor features a sunlit double-parlor living room, library, dining room, eat-in kitchen and a 1/2 bath. The 2nd floor offers 4 well-proportioned bedrooms, including a spacious primary suite, and 2 full baths. A walk-up attic allows expansion, while the lower level has a laundry room and street-level space with full windows and a door, ideal for an office or family room. The ?-acre Landscape Garden has 4 terraces: an 18th-century Parterre Garden, a Vegetable Garden with espaliered fruit trees, a Lawn with Perennial Border, a shaded Pergola Dining Area and Grape Arbor, and a Woodland Garden with a water feature, and meandering paths leading to a Garden Shed with a two-car garage above, exiting onto Pratt Street. Bordered by The Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Park and Prospect Terrace, the property offers privacy and rare urban open space. A unique opportunity to own a historic East Side gem. (Pending before print).
Location
State RI
County Providence
Community Benefit/College Hill
Zoning R-2
Interior
Heating Forced Air,Gas,Radiant,Steam
Cooling None
Flooring Ceramic Tile,Hardwood,Other
Fireplaces Number 7
Fireplaces Type Masonry,Tile
Exterior
Exterior Feature Patio
Parking Features Attached
Garage Spaces 2.0
Fence Fenced
Community Features Golf,Highway Access,Marina,Near Hospital,Near Schools,Public Transportation,Recreation Area,Restaurant,Sidewalks
Utilities Available Sewer Connected
Building
Lot Description Wooded
Story 3
Foundation Combination
Sewer Connected,Public Sewer
Water Connected,Public
Structure Type Clapboard
New Construction No