Whitcomb Farm has been owned by a number of individuals who have figured in the history of the greater Providence area. William Whitcomb, co-owner and proprietor of Providence’s City Hotel, long the city’s chief hostelry, owned the house in the 1860s and used the surrounding acreage to grow fresh produce for the hotel restaurant. The house later belonged to Warren Fales, leader of the American Brass Band and Orchestra, an institution that played an important role in the cultural-and social life of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Providence. The band often practiced at Whitcomb Farm in the southwest second-floor chamber. After a damaging fire in 1929,the house was purchased and refurbished by T. Howard Ray, a prominent East Providence realtor and developer with a great interest in and knowledge of’ the city’s old houses. His care and effort have been instrumental in preserving Whitcomb Farm. - - -
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 13:42:48 +0000
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