Stephen Harris House
- Address: 135 Benefit St
- Vicinity: Cady St
- Neighborhood of College Hill PVD in Providence, RI
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1763/00/00 | A frame dwelling is constructed for merchant Stephen Harris on the site of a former French Huguenot burial ground. | |||||
| 1920/00/00 | H P Lovecraft | Family | H P Lovecraft's aunt, Lillian Delora Phillips Clark, works as a live-in caregiver or housekeeper at 135 Benefit Street, 1919-1920. |
| Particulars for Stephen Harris House: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Period | Colonial American Second Period |
| Building Type | House |
| Cultural Affiliation | Huguenot |
| Area of Significance | Literature |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shunned House (short story) | Short Story | H P Lovecraft | On Wednesday, June 25, 1919, after a proper notification of Carrington Harris which did not include surmises as to what we expected to find, my uncle and I conveyed to the shunned house two camp chairs and a folding camp cot, together with .... |
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