Wedding Cake House
Built around 1867 by architect Perez Mason, the mansion captures the exuberance of new wealth. The initial owner, John Kendrick, was an inventor whose American Supply Company was a leading force in the global market for loom and reed harnesses, essential components of power looms in textile mills. After being owned for a time by railway and button-fastener magnate George Prentice, it was acquired in 1915 by Italian immigrant dressmaker Anna Tirocchi. In the Wedding Cake House’s elegant salons, Anna and her sister Laura dressed Providence’s high society in their couture designs inspired by Parisian styles.