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Open by appointment. Guided tours of the 1707 home of Declaration-signer Stephen Hopkins, his family, and their slaves for four decades, on Benefit Street’s “Mile of History”, a block from Brown University, the RISD Museum, and WaterFire.
15 Hopkins Street, Providence, RI 02903. Providence. (401) 524-3012. Take a tour of the 1707 home of Declaration-signer Stephen Hopkins, his family and their slaves, eight rooms full of antiques, Hopkins heirlooms and 18th century atmosphere.
- 15 Hopkins Street, Providence, 02903, RI
- (401) 524-3012
The Governor Stephen Hopkins House is a museum and National Historic Landmark at 15 Hopkins Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It was the home of Stephen Hopkins, a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Jan 15, 2015 · The Stephen Hopkins House is meticulously kept by the Colonial Dames and the history surrounding Stephen Hopkins is just incredible. The tour emphasized the man as well as the statesman and the history of the period including a visit by George Washington.
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Owned by the state, maintained and interpreted by the Rhode Island Chapter of the Colonial Dames of America, and open to the public, it epitomizes the home of a wealthy merchant of the mid-eighteenth century with furnishings appropriate to its time and station.
Take a tour of the 1707 home of Declaration-signer Stephen Hopkins, his family and their slaves, eight rooms full of antiques, Hopkins heirlooms and 18th century atmosphere.
This home of Declaration-signer Stephen Hopkins (1707 – 1785) is among the oldest still standing in Rhode Island and the oldest in Providence. Hopkins lived here with his family and their slaves, in eight rooms that are now chock-full of antiques, Hopkins’ personal heirlooms, and general 18th-century objects.
