Freeman Plat Historic District

The Freeman Plat Historic District is a residential historic district on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. The district is a well-preserved example of an early-20th-century planned residential area, encompassing some 50 acres (20 ha). It is roughly bounded by Sessions Street, Morris Avenue, Laurel Avenue, and Wayland Avenue, and consists of a network of generously-landscaped winding roads, laid out in consultation with the Olmsted Brothers design firm. The houses built are generally of high quality, many of them architect-designed, with architecturally diverse revival styles popular at the time. The area was developed between 1916 and 1929 by John Freeman, who owned a country estate in the area, and sought a way to develop the largely swampy tract.[2]

Freeman Plat Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Edwin E. and Martha O. Chase House
Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°50′18″N 71°23′39″W
Area	50 acres (20 ha)
Built	1916
Architect	Olmsted & Olmsted
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	95000664 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 2, 1995

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "NRHP nomination for Freeman Plat Historic District" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-12.