Did You Know? Fun Facts About North Providence, RI

Fun Fact #1

Pop quiz for all the people out there familiar with North Providence! I found this 150 year old photo of a very well known road in North Providence. Leave a comment on this post if you guessed where this is! Personally, I've driven through here hundreds of times, and would have never guessed the right answer.

(Photo Courtesy of NorthProvidenceRI.gov)

If you guessed Mineral Spring Ave., you would be correct. To be more specific, this photo was taken in the area of the Mineral Spring Ave. and Douglas Ave. intersection, where Lowe's is located today.

Fun Fact #2

The Slater Mill was once located in North Providence.

If you are a Rhode Island native, you may be asking yourself how that is even possible,

considering the fact that the Slater Mill has always been in its Downtown Pawtucket location. Well, the answer is simple. Pawtucket was once a village of North Providence. In 1828, Pawtucket was incorporated into its own town, but it was much smaller than what it is

today. In 1874, a large section of eastern North Providence, including the location of the Slater Mill, was added to Pawtucket.

(Photo courtesy of the National Park Service)

Fun Fact #3

North Providence is the second smallest town in the state.

Geographically, North Providence is only 5.82 square miles, but has the 9th highest population of all the towns and cities in the state.

Fun Fact #4

One of Rhode Island's 14 remaining stone ender houses is the Joseph Smith House, located at 109 Smithfield Rd. in North Providence.

(Photo courtesy of theclio.com circa 1933)

The original house was burned down during King Philips War and was rebuilt in 1705. The original chimney that makes stone ender houses so identifiable remained after the fire and dates back to the 1670's. The house was built by Joseph Smith, the grandson of John Smith.

Fun Fact #5

Danielle Lacourse, Miss Rhode Island USA 2007 and first runner-up at Miss USA 2007 is from North Providence, RI.

Fun Fact #6

The average sales price for a single family home in North Providence in 2022 was $367,270.

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