Article by Nicholas Risteen


History

Various occupants have inhabited the Old State House, starting with its originally use by the General Assembly as one of their five county seats. The County, Superior, and Supreme courts held tenure there until moving to the Providence County Courthouse in 1877. After the construction of McKim, Mead and White’s spacious capitol building opened in the winter of 1900-1901, the former state house transformed into the Sixth District Courthouse. 1974 saw the Sixth District Court vacate the building, at which point the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission conducted a series of restoration projects. The building today acts as the headquarters of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission, continuing to fulfill its purpose as a structure devoted to the service of the State of Rhode Island.
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