If you stay here, whatever you have scheduled to do in Providence, you will need 1 hour to figure out how this house works and you may want to add 4 to explore its history and how it has been decorated and embellished by the current owner. When its core two stories, a basement and an attic were built around 1815, there was a privy in the yard, heat from the nine fireplaces, and meals were prepared in and around the basement fireplace. So, no piped water, no sewage or toilets, no central heating, and of course no electricity. All that had to be added. This house is entitled to its quirks and issues.A really interesting house and one in which its owners have put in a lot of work and care to make it as comfortable as it is. The house leaks cold air as the air conditioner put in for the summer leaves gaps for cold air.ook around. The house is phenomenal. It embodies the history of residential construction and home comforts. A really interesting house and one in which its owners have p