Sissieretta Jones Home Site - Providence

Sissieretta Jones' home site is at the intersection of Pratt Street and South Court Street in Providence, Rhode Island.  The famous soprano moved here in 1898 with her mother, Henrietta Joyner.  Jones had enjoyed fame in the prior ten years as the highest paid African-American entertainer of her time.  In 1896 she formed the Black Patti Musical Comedy Company and toured the country every season until she retired in 1915.  Her summer months were spent here until her retirement, when she chose to live here permanently.  After Henrietta's death in 1924 the house was inherited by Sissieretta.  She experienced financial difficulties during her last years, having to borrow against the property on a few occasions.  When she died in 1933 the house was auctioned off to help pay her outstanding debts.  The home no longer stands, and in fact, Wheaton Street, where she lived, has been absorbed by Pratt Street.  There is a historical marker near the spot of her former home at the southern edge of Pratt Street.

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