Ricci Family Dentistry is a General Dentist in Providence, RI. This Dental Country profile introduces the practice, where it is located, and the care it provides — including general dental care — so patients can get oriented before scheduling a visit.
- General Dentist
- Address
- 1252 Smith St, Providence, RI 02908
- Phone
- (401) 521-3483
About us
The oldest medical record found in our basement from Dr. Ciaramello was from 1962. Dr. Ciaramello graduated from the Rhode Island State College (present day University of Rhode Island), in 1938. Dr. Ciaramello's family owned the Statesman Hardware Company, a very successful business.
Despite this more recent history, recent developments have helped unearth a lot more information about this property, dating back 150 years! In the 1860's, the land where our dental office is, was in fact an award winning flower farm.
The land was cultivated by Mr. John A. Macrae, a Scottish immigrant, from the late 1800's to the mid 1930's. Mr. Macrae won many national awards, for some of the best tulips, carnations, and chrysanthemums in the country. All of these awards are documented in primary source editions of the American Florist magazines from the early 1900’s. There are links to these articles and many more in the "Sources" section at the bottom of this page. The Macrae Family lived in the current day brown house that is still on the corner of Longwood and Smith St. This is diagonal from our office. John Macrae and his wife Lula Macrae had four children, one of which died at only 10 years old. Here is an excerpt from a memoir where the person described both John’s flower business, and John’s wife Lula: “John A. Macrae, whose place is but a short distance from that of his nephews, Farquhar Macrae's sons, is another old friend of mine.