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Dexter Asylum, Hope Street & Lloyd Avenue, Providence, Providence County, RI

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Dexter Asylum, Hope Street & Lloyd Avenue, Providence, Providence County, RI

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Summary

Significance: The Dexter Asylum was erected through a bequest of Ebenezer Knight Dexter made in 1824. It was situated on a 40 acre tract on what was his farm, but is now the heart of the most attractive residential section of the city.
Survey number: HABS RI-231
Building/structure dates: 1830 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1870 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1966 Demolished

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Date

1933 - 1970

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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

Greene, John Holden

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Location

Riverside, 41.83324, -71.39560

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Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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