The John Hunt House and Grounds at Hunt Mills
| Project Leaders: Cheryl and Jeff Faria |
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| Hunt House was the site of the first grist, fulling, and saw mills in the area. It includes a dam, falls, and acres o park land. Four buildings date from 1740 to 1900, and the Hunt House is the East Providence Historical Society’s headquarters as well as a museum. Master Gardeners assist the Society’s volunteers in redeveloping, labeling, and maintaining heritage/native gardens to provide residents, visitors, the elderly, and the handicapped access to the natural environment. Educational lectures are provided on the second Sunday of every month at 2:00 p.m., beginning in April. |
From North or South: Take Route 95 to Providence then take 195 East to Exit 8 onto Warren Avenue (Route 1A and Route 6) north towards Rumford and Pawtucket Avenue. Turn right onto Pawtucket Avenue (Route 1A and Route 114) and go 1.6 mile, past the East Providence High School and Wampanaug Mall at the intersection with Route 44. Continue on Route 1A and Route 114 and bear right onto Pleasant Street (Route 114A). In 0.2 mile there is a sign for the Hunt House Museum on the right. Turn right onto Hunts Mills Road and follow the long driveway to the Hunt House Museum. From East Bay or Southeastern Massachusetts: Take Route 195 West to Exit 1 (Rt. 114A) in Seekonk, MA, and bear right onto Route 114A North (pass Showcase Cinema on the right and Newport Creamery on the left). Continue straight on Route 114A and go past the intersection with County Street and then go 1.2 mile, bear left, and continue on Route 114A. The Grist Mill will be on the right. Continue straight on Route 114A, past the intersection with Route 44 (a Lincoln Mercury dealership will be on the right), and then in 0.5 mile there is a ‘Welcome to East Providence’ sign and then a sign for the Hunt House Museum on the left. Turn left onto Hunts Mills Road and follow the long driveway to the Hunt House Museum. |
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