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Sixth District Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Sixth District Courthouse

Also known as Colony House; Old State House

On the National Register since 197056 years
Listed 1970Providence
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Sixth District Courthouse

Sixth District Courthouse, at 150 Benefit St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 28, 1970. It was among the first 10 of Providence’s 170 listings, with two others the same day. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the national level. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Providence, 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 · 57 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

150 Benefit St., Providence · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Sixth District CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Brick SchoolhouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3State ArsenalGothic Revival · next door
  4. 4Fleur-de-Lis StudiosTudor Revival · next door
  5. 5First Baptist MeetinghouseGeorgian · next door
Around it

39 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BElizabeth BuildingBuilding0.1 miBCongdon Street Baptist ChurchItalianate · Built 18740.1 miSRoger Williams National MemorialBuilt 19660.1 miBMarket HouseBuilding0.2 miBFederal BuildingBeaux-Arts style0.2 miBUnited States Post Office AnnexBuilding0.2 miBHope Block and CheapsideVictorian0.2 miBDr. George W. Carr HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBCharles Brackett HouseBuilding0.2 miBWoods-Gerry HouseItalian Renaissance0.2 miBU.S. CustomshouseItalianate · Built 18550.3 miBMerchants Bank BuildingGreek Revival0.3 mi★Gov. Stephen Hopkins HouseBuilding0.3 miBRhode Island Hospital Trust BuildingItalian Renaissance0.3 miBUnion StationBuilding0.3 mi★College Hill Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 mi★University Hall, Brown UniversityGeorgian0.3 miBEdward Dexter HouseBuilding0.3 mi
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BRhode Island StatehouseBuilt 19040.3 miBJohn Corliss HouseBuilding0.4 miBUnion Trust Company BuildingFrench Renaissance0.4 miBHay and Owen BuildingsBuilding0.4 miDDowntown Providence Historic DistrictFederal0.4 miDCustomhouse Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBProvidence City HallBuilt 18780.4 mi★The ArcadeGreek Revival0.4 miBProvidence-Biltmore HotelGreek Revival · Built 19220.4 miBJoseph Haile HouseBuilding0.4 miBRhode Island Medical Society BuildingGeorgian Revival0.4 miBGloria Dei Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBuilding0.4 miBVeterans Memorial Auditorium-Masonic TempleNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miDMoshassuck SquareDistrict0.4 miBShakespeare HallGreek Revival0.5 mi★Nightingale-Brown HouseGeorgian0.5 miBShepard Company BuildingBuilding0.5 mi★John Brown HouseLate Georgian · Built 17880.5 mi★Thomas P. Ives HouseAdamesque0.5 miBSt. Stephen's ChurchGothic Revival0.5 miDSmith Hill Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 mi

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Questions about Sixth District Courthouse

Is Sixth District Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 28, 1970 (Register number 70000092).

Is Sixth District Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Rhode Island has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is First Baptist Meetinghouse, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Sixth District Courthouse?

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 Sixth District Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 57 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 41375491 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.