Governor Stephen Hopkins House
- Governor Stephen Hopkins House
Infobox nrhp
name = Governor Stephen Hopkins House
nrhp_type = nhl
caption = Front elevation in 2008
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 49
lat_seconds = 18
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 24
long_seconds = 12
long_direction = W
location = Providence, RI
nearest_city =
area =
built = 1708 [source?] or 1742
architect =
architecture =
designated = November 11, 1978[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=879&ResourceType=Building]
title=Hopkins, Governor Stephen, House |accessdate=2008-06-28|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = April 03, 1970[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = Private (National Society of the Colonial Dames of America)
refnum=70000022The Governor Stephen Hopkins House, built in 1708, is a museum and National Historic Landmark in Providence, Rhode Island that was the home of Stephen Hopkins, a governor of Rhode Island and signatory of the Declaration of Independence.Stephen Hopkins purchased the house in 1743 and made a large two story addition to the original house that was built in 1708. The house is now owned and managed by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.[citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/70000022.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: _____] |32 KB|date=, 19 |author=___NPS PDF FOCUS WEBSITE DOWN 6.29.08 ADD LATER____ |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/70000022.pdf "Accompanying ____ photos, exterior and interior, from 19___"] |32 KB] ]ee also
*List of Registered Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
*Providence, Rhode Island
References and external links
* [http://www.stephenhopkins.org/ Official Stephen Hopkins House Site]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=9F0BAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA17&dq=stephen+hopkins+house+providence#PPA17,M1]
* [http://www.nscda.org/museums/rhodeisland.htm Colonial Dames site]
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