The Fleur de Lys Building
Built in 1885, the building was designed by Sydney Richmond Burleigh with Providence architect Edmund R. Willson and is one of the most delightful in Providence. Through its Norman, half-timbered facade, the structure lends what some have called a 16th century atmosphere to Thomas Street. Lending Burleigh a hand with the decoration were John G. Aldrich and Charles Walter Stetson.
The evidence of their combined artistic handiwork is present in many a nook and cranny. When the house was deeded to the Art Club by Mrs. Burleigh in 1939, she stipulated it continue to be used for artists’ studios, as it has been to this day.
In 1992, the Fleur de Lys was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark.
The evidence of their combined artistic handiwork is present in many a nook and cranny. When the house was deeded to the Art Club by Mrs. Burleigh in 1939, she stipulated it continue to be used for artists’ studios, as it has been to this day.
In 1992, the Fleur de Lys was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark.
Built in 1885, the building was designed by Sydney Richmond Burleigh with Providence architect Edmund R. Willson and is one of the most delightful in Providence. Through its Norman, half-timbered facade, the structure lends what some have called a 16th century atmosphere to Thomas Street. Lending Burleigh a hand with the decoration were John G. Aldrich and Charles Walter Stetson.
The evidence of their combined artistic handiwork is present in many a nook and cranny. When the house was deeded to the Art Club by Mrs. Burleigh in 1939, she stipulated it continue to be used for artists’ studios, as it has been to this day.
In 1992, the Fleur de Lys was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark.
Explore our other Buildings
The Deacon Edward Taylor House
The oldest house on the street stands next to the Seril Dodge Gallery, so close that you can touch the walls of both as you pass down the alley between them.
The Seril Dodge House
This elegant house was built by Seril Dodge between 1786 and 1789. Dodge had come to Providence in 1784 after serving an apprenticeship with Thomas Harland of Norwich.
The Club House
Perhaps the first brick veneer structure in Providence, the three-story dwelling was built by Seril Dodge in 1790 and bought in 1799 by Moses Brown for his son Obadiah.