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Our East Providence, RI real estate website provides a wealth of information for home buyers and home sellers. Below, you will find information on the history and culture of the community as well as links to more detailed information such as demographics and schools. You may view a virtual tour, search homes for sale, access information on different types of properties such as condos, farms, foreclosures, and vacation homes. We also offer valuable reference materials for home buyers and home sellers. This website will give you everything you need to buy or sell a home in East Providence, RI.
East Providence RI Community Profile & History
East Providence, Rhode Island is situated between the urban center of Rhode Island and rural southeastern Massachusetts. A large proportion of the city is bordered by bodies of water: The Seekonk and Providence Rivers to the west, Narragansett Bay to the south, and the Running and Ten Mile Rivers (including the James V. Turner Reservoir and Central Pond) along most of its eastern border.
The land east of the Seekonk River was once occupied by the Wampanoag Indians. Their villages were not permanent, but were moved with seasonal and agricultural changes. The Indian civilization nearly vanished by the turn of the eighteenth century, but had left the community with two notable legacies: the names Wampanoag and Sachem are used for everything from shopping areas to country clubs, and Indian trails have formed major present-day transportation routes.
In 1641, the Plymouth Colony purchased a large tract of land from the Wampanoag that includes what is now the northern half of the city along with part of Pawtucket and the contemporary Massachusetts communities of Rehoboth (which then served as the name of the entire settlement) and Seekonk. The settlement was expanded over the next few decades, and East Providence was finally incorporated as a separate city in 1862. Before the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, the area was primarily comprised of small fishing and farming villages.
Today, East Providence is a growing city with easy accessibility, its recent development buffeted by a central location on an available waterway, its modern highway and railroad routes, and suburban outgrowth from the city of Providence. Popular recreational and historic attractions in the city include Haines State Park, which offers fishing, boating, and picnicking; the Crescent Park Looff Carousel, a National Historic Landmark and one of the most elaborate early carousels in the nation; the John Hunt House, a historic residence and contemporary museum built around 1750 and now abutted by two period gardens; the Philip Walker House, originally built in 1643; and two private country clubs.
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