Article by Nicholas Risteen


Overview

Benefit Street never ceases to amaze and surprise. While sitting rather innocuously along the west side of the street, the Old State House of 1761-1771 commands much greater attention from its scenic entrance on South Main Street. Symmetrical in composition and faced in red brick with rusticated brownstone details around the windows and doors, the style reflects a late English Baroque influence, but takes its immediate inspiration from the Colony House of 1739-1743 constructed in Newport by Richard Munday. The smaller scale of the Providence building reflected the relative status of the two communities.
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