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Charles Dowler House
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National Register of Historic Places

Charles Dowler House

Listed as “Dowler, Charles, House”

On the National Register since 198442 years
Listed 1984Providence
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About Charles Dowler House

Charles Dowler House, at 581 Smith St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 23, 1984. The Register lists it for its art and architecture, at the state level. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Rhode Island, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 54 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

581 Smith St., Providence · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Charles Dowler HouseStart here
  2. 2Providence Lying-In HospitalBuilding · next door
  3. 3Oakland Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Pekin Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Smith Hill Branch-Providence Public LibraryColonial Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

24 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DAndrew Dickhaut Cottages Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 miBSmith Street Primary SchoolBuilding0.3 miBWilliam L. Bailey HouseItalian Villa0.5 miBGeorge M. Bradley HouseItalian Villa0.5 miBNicholson File Company Mill Complex19th and 20th Century Industrial0.6 miBProvidence Fruit and Produce Warehouse Company BuildingModerne0.6 miBUnited States Rubber Company Mill ComplexIndustrial0.6 miBOriental MillsBuilding0.6 miBEsek Hopkins HouseGreek Revival · Built 17560.6 miBProvidence Steel and Iron Company ComplexBuilt 19020.7 miBBrown and Sharpe Manufacturing Company ComplexBuilding0.7 miDSmith Hill Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.7 miBSons of Jacob SynagogueLate 19th century Revival0.7 miBAmerican Brewing Company PlantBuilding0.8 miBGloria Dei Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBuilding0.8 miBVeterans Memorial Auditorium-Masonic TempleNeo-Classical Revival0.8 miBWinsor-Swan-Whitman FarmFederal0.8 miBAmerican Street SchoolBuilding0.9 mi
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BA. F. Cappelli BlockBuilt 19090.9 miBRhode Island Medical Society BuildingGeorgian Revival0.9 miBRhode Island StatehouseBuilt 19040.9 miBRhode Island Tool CompanyBuilding0.9 miBNational and Providence Worsted MillsBuilding1 miDMoshassuck SquareDistrict1 mi

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Questions about Charles Dowler House

Is Charles Dowler House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 23, 1984 (Register number 84001955).

Is Charles Dowler House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Rhode Island has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is The Arcade, 1.3 miles away.

Can you visit Charles Dowler House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Charles Dowler House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 54 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41375309 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.