Old State House
150 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02906
401-222-2678
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Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Old State House is "one of five former Rhode Island state houses that survive today." Important events that have taken place here. The General Assembly repealed a previous act of allegiance to the crown, known as Rhode Island Independence Day; in 1776. The Assembly passed the first act in the United States providing for the gradual emancipation of slaves in 1784. In 1781, George Washington attended a dinner and ball given here in his honor. He returned as President in 1790, to attend a banquet commemorating Rhode Island's ratification of the federal Constitution. This landmark serves as headquarters of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission.
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