Joseph Partridge “President Street, Providence”, 1822. Courtesy of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 2016, RHiX 5362
This watercolor on paper view of President Street in Providence, now known as Waterman Street, was painted by Joseph Partridge (n.d.), who moved to Providence from Nova Scotia, opened a drawing school, and then left the town by 1824. The First Baptist Church is on the right, just a short distance from the Market Square. Joseph S. Martin and Abby Martin rented a house at the end of President Street that probably was home for Albert until they bought a house on Weybosset Street across the river circa 1819.
