200 Years of History
Linden Place was built in 1810 by George DeWolf. When the sea was America’s highway, the DeWolf family ruled along with the Browns of Providence, and as with the Brown family, the DeWolfs made their money in trading slaves. George’s family and descendants occupied the house for 177 years until the Friends of Linden Place, a non-profit group, assumed ownership in 1988. Perhaps the most famous occupant was Colonel Samuel Pomeroy Colt, George’s grandson. He started Industrial Trust Bank which later became Fleet and he formed U.S. Rubber which became today’s Uniroyal Tires. This house is considered the “architectural crown jewel” of Bristol and it is important to the social history of the town as well.
Linden Place is located on the traditional and ancestral homeland of the Pokanoket Tribe. We honor the tribal elders and people of this community who stewarded this land for generations and continue to do so today. We recognize and respect the unique relationship that exists between Indigenous peoples and their lands. Let this acknowledgement serve as a reminder of our ongoing efforts to recognize the Pokanoket people whose lands and waterways we benefit from today.