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| Location | 97 Admiral Street, Providence,RI |
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| Coordinates | 41°50′29″N71°25′15″W / 41.84139°N 71.42083°W /41.84139; -71.42083 |
| Built | 1756 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000071[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1973 |
TheEsek Hopkins House is an historic home on 97 Admiral Street (just offRoute 146) on the north side ofProvidence, Rhode Island,United States.
The oldest portion of the house is a 2½-story gable-roof block, three bays wide, with an entry in the rightmost bay. To the right of this section is a 1½-story gambrel-roofed addition, dating to the early 19th century. A single-story gable-roof ell extends from the rear of the main block.
Dating to 1754, the house was the home ofEsek Hopkins, the first commander-in-chief of theContinental Navy during theAmerican Revolutionary War. After Hopkins died, his daughters inherited the property, and it remained in the family for the next century.[2] Descendant Elizabeth West Gould died in 1907, and the property was donated to the City of Providence in accordance with her wishes in 1908,[2] with the stipulation that it be converted into a museum.[3] Accounts of the time recounted that the property was being restored to its original condition.[2]
The house was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] Over the years, various plans were put forward over the years to convert the house into a museum.[2] They all failed for lack of resources.[2] Most recently, in 2011 the Providence Parks department put forward a plan to convert the house into a part-time museum; this failed.[2]
The building suffered from inadequate maintenance by the city's parks department, and was placed on the Providence Preservation Society's "Most Endangered Properties" list in 1995, 2011[4] and again in 2015.[5]
In 2021, the Esek Hopkins house partnered with a local artist collective and a local dance company to serve as an outdoor space for dance performance and classes.[6] In September 2021, the house was the site of an original dance opera titled "The Historical Fantasy of Esek Hopkins."[7] The performance deals with the legacy of Hopkins and slavery and adds fantastical elements.[7][8]
In 2024, the Esek Hopkins House was turned into a community center and events space.[9]
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