Freeman Plat Historic District

{{short description|Historic residential area in Rhode Island, U.S.}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Freeman Plat Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| image = Edwin E and Martha O Chase House, Providence RI.jpg

| caption = Edwin E. and Martha O. Chase House

| location = Providence, Rhode Island

| coordinates = {{coord|41|50|18|N|71|23|39|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Rhode Island#USA

| area = {{convert|50|acre|ha}}

| built = 1916

| architect = Olmsted & Olmsted

| architecture = Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

| added = June 2, 1995

| refnum = 95000664 {{NRISref|2007a}}

}}

The Freeman Plat Historic District is a residential historic district on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. The district is a well-preserved example of an early-20th-century planned residential area, encompassing some {{convert|50|acre|ha}}. It is roughly bounded by Sessions Street, Morris Avenue, Laurel Avenue, and Wayland Avenue, and consists of a network of generously-landscaped winding roads, laid out in consultation with the Olmsted Brothers design firm. The houses built are generally of high quality, many of them architect-designed, with architecturally diverse revival styles popular at the time. The area was developed between 1916 and 1929 by John Freeman, who owned a country estate in the area, and sought a way to develop the largely swampy tract.{{cite web|url=http://www.preservation.ri.gov/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/providence/prov_freeman-plat-hd.pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Freeman Plat Historic District|publisher=Rhode Island Preservation|accessdate=2014-10-12}}

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.