Our History

Thomas H. Rhodes started Rhodes on the Pawtuxet as a small collection of recreational buildings along the north bank of the Pawtuxet River in Cranston, they would rent flatbed boats and hold clambakes.

Rhodes’ gazebo was built, it was once a waiting room for the passengers of horse-drawn carriages and streetcars, and remain standing today.

Rhodes expanded the original building to meet public demand. Thomas Jr., Edward and Arthur Rhodes — as Rhodes Brothers Inc. — enlarged the grounds and built a ballroom.

Three years later a second new and larger Casino was built, the earlier one having already been out grown.

A fire in a neighboring canoe house in February 1915 spread to the Rhodes complex, wiping out nearly everything. Five months later, a new ballroom, the current one, opened.

Rhodes on the Pawtuxet and the surviving structures was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Rhodes on the Pawtuxet decided to allow Russell Morin Fine Catering to begin selling Rhodes on the Pawtuxet as one of their own venues with a Sales Office on premise.

Rhodes on the Pawtuxet took the final step, by turning the keys over to Russell Morin Fine Catering allowing them to use their expertise in events to take Rhodes to the next level and have 100% control of the venues operations and facility itself.