Probably one of the last stylish, substantial houses built along the old “Towne Street,” dry-goods-merchant Richmond’s house demonstrates an elegant accommodation to its steep site. Brick construction in Providence almost always betokens an association with wealth, but even more compelling here is the luscious geometry achieved by the juxtaposition on the basic brick box of the sweeping double-run entrance stair, low hip roof, and soaring chimneys.
– 2003 Guide to Providence Architecture
I have an ancestor who lived and died at 207 N Main St in 1850. Google Maps puts that address right in the middle of Bowen Street. Or was the first floor door that faces N Main considered that address?