Historic Sites
The Stephen Hopkins House
About The Stephen Hopkins House
One of Providence’s historic and architectural gems, the Hopkins House immediately reveals its importance through its handsomely landscaped surroundings and the several plaques that adorn its façade, like medals on a military hero. Stephen Hopkins (1707-1785) was a merchant in business with the Brown family, served multiple terms as governor of the colony, signed the Declaration of Independence, and was a friend of George Washington, whom he entertained here (honest!) on two occasions.
The house was built in two separate campaigns: the original section, now the kitchen ell came first, probably a single-room building, similar to the most modest versions of stone-end houses that characterized northern Rhode Island’s earliest house forms; Hopkins built the main block when he acquired the property in the 1740s. It stood originally on South Main Street, at the foot of the hill, on the opposite side of Hopkins Street and faced west. Moved part-way up the hill in the mid-19th century, it was moved a 2nd time to this location in the mid-1920s, when the Providence County Court House, across the street, was built. At that time, the house, owned by the State of Rhode Island, was placed in the hands of the Colonial Dames of America, who have carefully maintained and interpreted it, as they do for so many historic properties across the country. The landscape, designed by descendant Alden Hopkins, is inspired by Virginia gardens, much admired by Stephen Hopkins during his visits there.
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