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Osgood-Pell House (1887). Architects: Harding & Dinkelberg. Style: Romanesque Revival. William Osgood, with a fortune in North Carolina zinc, built this villa on the former gardens of the Oaklawn estate. Herbert C. Pell, a prominant politician, lived in the house during the 1920s and 30s with his family. Pell's son, Claiborne, served as US Senator for Rhode Island from 1961-1997. The Pells donated the house to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence for use as St Catherine's Academy in 1940. Today the house is the administrative offices for The Preservation Society of Newport County.