As the name suggests the Governor Stephen Hopkins House was the former residence of the governor of Rhode Island Stephen Hopkins once resided in the early 1700s. Built in the 18th Century, the house was expanded from its original structure under the order of the governor himself. The house was restored in the year 1920 by Normal Isham and later came under the ownership of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. It is now open to the public and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as well as the National Historic Landmark.
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Gun Totem is a unique work of public art on display in front of the Federal Courthouse. Artist Boris Bally creates this 12-foot (3.6-meter) high obelisk with concrete and steel, with its exterior exposing over 1000 handguns. The firearms used were reclaimed and disabled from a program held in Pittsburgh by Dr. Michael P. Hirsch. This monument, now administered by the Providence Parks Department calls for a thought-provoking visit.
