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Pps Records for 236 George Street Plat 013, Lot 278 Ella PPS Records for 236 George Street PPS RECORDS FOR 236 GEORGE STREET PLAT 013, LOT 278 ELLA R. M. PHILLIPS HOUSE Clarke, Howe & Homer, Architects Thomas A. Doane, Builder Built 1909-1910 DESCRIPTION: A 2-1/2 story, brick Federal Revival house with a balustraded hipped roof and a 5-bay façade with center entrance under a 1-story Doric porch. The property includes a 1-1/2 story Italianate carriage house. The house stands on a 12,748 sq ft. lot on the north side of George Street between Hope and Cooke Streets. HISTORY: When Ella R. M. Phillips purchased a vacant lot (Plat 13/258) on George Street in March 1909, she was the widow of a prominent banker—Gilbert A. Phillips, president of Providence Institution for Savings. He had died in November 1908 at the age of 66. Mrs. Phillips contracted with architects Clarke, Howe & Homer to build her new home and they filed the intent to build application in June. The offices of architects Clarke, Howe & Homer are listed in the city directory at 72 Weybosset Street, Room 45. The contractor builder, Thomas A. Doane, maintained his place of business at 101 Chapin Avenue. Ella R. M. Phillips was the daughter of George W. R. Matteson, the day-to-day manager of the John Carter Brown Estate. Her brother Frank W. Matteson, was also a trustee of the Estate. At the time Ella purchased her lot, Frank purchased the adjoining property at 169 Hope Street (Plat 13/196.) These lots had once been under the ownership of Amos Smith, whose house had been at 169 Hope Street. The carriage house at the rear of 236 George Street was designed by Richard Upjohn and built ca. 1860 for the Amos Smith House. In the mid-1890s, the stable was used by the Agawam Hunt, an organization established in 1893 for the pursuit of drag hunting. 1 Ella Phillips lived in her home until her death on March 15, 1933. Frank assumed ownership of the property following her death in 1933 and for several decades he and other Matteson family members owned both lots 196 and 258. Lot 278 was dropped 1 Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources, by Edward F. Sanderson and William MacKenzie Woodward (Providence: RI Historical Preservation Commission, 1986) PPS Records for 236 George Street into Lot 196 in 1979. In 1984, Lot 196 was dropped to form two new lots—278 and 279. DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT2 Shortly after Providence was first settled in 1636, Arthur Fenner acquired a large tract of land east of the intersection of today’s Hope and Power Streets (later expanded as far north as East Manning Street). Fenner’s holdings included Slate Rock, the site of Roger Williams’s original landing spot on the west bank of the Seekonk River (near Power, Gano, and Williams Streets today). Arthur Fenner died in 1703, but his descendants retained the What Cheer Farm (named for the Narragansett greeting to Roger Williams: “What Cheer, Netop”), until the death of Governor James Fenner in 1846. Governor Fenner’s heirs recorded one of the first residential plats on the East Side, the What Cheer Estate Plat (1847-1848), bounded by Governor Street on the west, a line between Waterman and Manning Streets on the north, a line east of Wayland Avenue and Beach Avenue on the east, and a line south of Wickenden Street on the south. Among the streets in the new plat were Cooke and Manning Streets. Cooke Street, located one block east of and parallel to Hope Street and running from Power Street at its southern end to Angell Street at its northern end, developed as a residential enclave mostly during the latter half of the 19th century. This was a period of great growth in Providence, and residential development spread from the west slope of College Hill eastward toward the Seekonk River. Toward the end of the Civil War, public transportation was introduced in Providence in the form of horse-drawn streetcars, which enabled city residents to live further than walking distance from their workplaces. Streetcars greatly facilitated the development of those areas of the East Side that had previously been sparsely settled due to their relative distance and inaccessibility from the city center. Other improvements, such as electricity, telephone service, and municipal water and sewer systems, all introduced in the late 19th century, and further enhanced the attractiveness of the East Side for residential living. DESIGNATIONS 236 George Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building within the Power Street-Cooke Street Historic District; in the district’s property inventory, the house is identified as “Phillips-Matteson house, c. 1911.” RECORDS (All Records were found in Providence City Hall unless otherwise noted). Maps and Atlases (All in Archives unless otherwise noted) 1798: “A Map of Owners of Lots in Providence,” compiled by Henry B. Chace in 1912: Plate IV shows Angell Street, Hope Street (then called “Highway at the Head of the 2 Sources: Robert O. Jones, Historic and Architectural Resources of the East Side, Providence (RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, 1989, p. 4; also “Power Street-Cooke Street Historic District” National Register nomination (1973); and other PPS Marker Reports. PPS Records for 236 George Street Lots” or “Ferry Road”), and Governor Street (then called “Road to Gov. Fenner’s House”), as well as an outline of the alignment of George Street (which had not yet been constructed in 1798). Using these streets as a guide, the future site of 236 George Street was part of tract of land owned by Henry Smith (part of the Arch’d Young Lot.) 1811: “A Plat of Certain Lots of Land Laid Out in House Lots” being situated in the north end of the Young Orchard and on the southeasterly part of the Town of Providence,” platted by Daniel Anthony 1803 and recorded August 3, 1811 in Plat Book 36, Page 102, and copied on Plat Card 392. The map is bounded by Hope Street on the west, Olney Street on the south, and Governor Street on the east. Lots are platted on Nicholas Street (George Street) and Hope, Governor, Cooke, and Olney Streets. There is a memo that “John Cooke owns those lots in his own rights” being lots numbered 1-7 and 13 feet in the westerly part of Lot 8. The future site of 236 George Street lies within those lots owned by John Cooke. 1846: “Plot of Land in the East Part of Providence Belonging to Mrs. E. B. Rogers, surveyed and plotted June 18, 1846 by Atwater and Schubarth, recorded February 10, 1847” (Plat Book 3, Page 56, copied on plat card 89). This maps shows a plat bounded by Hope Street on the west, Angell Street on the north, Governor Street on the east, and George Street on the south; “Cook” Street runs north-south from Angell to George, and east-west cross streets include Waterman and Manning Streets. The block bounded by Manning Street on the north, Cook Street on the east, George Street on the south, and Hope Street on the west is platted into four lots owned by J. Y. Smith and A. D. Smith. The future site of 236 George Street lies within a lot owned by A. D. Smith. (Registry of Deeds) 1857: “Map of Providence,” by H.F. Walling, Page C#5 (17) shows the block bounded by Manning Street on the north, Cook Street on the east, George Street on the south, and Hope Street on the west. The block is divided in half east/west. The northern half is owned by J. Y. Smith, and the southern half is owned by A. D. Smith. The future site of 236 George Street lies within the southern half of the block, on an estate owned by A. D. Smith. A brick house is located at the corner of Hope and George Streets, a large barn straddles the property line between the two estates, and there is a frame building on Cook Street. 1875: “Atlas of the City of Providence,” by G.M. Hopkins Co., Vol. 1 (Ward 2), Plate L shows the block bounded by Manning Street on the north, Cook Street on the east, George Street on the south, and Hope Street on the west. The block is divided in half east/west. The future site of 236 George Street lies within the southern half of the block owned by Amos. D. Smith. A brick house is located at the corner of Hope and George Streets, a large barn straddles the property line between the two estates, and there is a frame building on Cook Street. There is no water hydrant on the block. There is a horse car line on Hope Street. PPS Records for 236 George Street 1882: “Atlas of the City of Providence” by G.M. Hopkins Co., Plate 2, shows the block bounded by Manning Street on the north, Cooke Street on the east, George Street on the south, and Hope Street on the west. The block is divided in half east/west. The future site of 236 George Street lies within the southern half of the block (64,149 SF) owned by Amos. D. Smith. A brick house is located at the corner of Hope and George Streets, a large barn straddles the property line between the two estates, and there is a frame building on Cooke Street. There is water on Hope and Cooke Streets; sewer on George. 1895: “Atlas of the City of Providence” by Everts & Richards, Plate 7, shows the block bounded by Manning Street on the north, Cooke Street on the east, George Street on the south, and Hope Street on the west.
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