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Providence Downtown & CVS Facade
The Westminster Street shopping area was closed to vehicle traffic in the early 1960s in an effort to bring shoppers back to downtown Providence. The buildings in the area varied in architectural style. Some buildings have been removed, yet…
Historic Thomas Howard Heirs House, Benefit St. 1835
Benefit St. is the home of many of Rhode Island
Historic Stephen Hopkins House (1974)
In 1743, Stephen Hopkins purchased a home built in 1707. Hopkins attached his own two-story house to the structure, built with a single ground floor room on either side of a central hallway and two chimneys
Historic East Side
The East Side of Providence is populated with historic homes. The area known as College Hill and Benefit Street are particularly ripe with historic homes built in the late 18th century, before and after the American Revolution. The federal style of…
Athenaeum Row
Athenaeum Row located on Benefit Street, designed and constructed by Tallman & Bucklin in 1845. The row housing was built for Thomas Poyton Ives and provided income for his heirs.
Providence: Prescott O. Clarke House
This 2 1/2-story Tudor Revival house was designed by Prescott O. Clarke. Clarke was a principal in the architectural firm Clarke & Spaulding and designed the home for his own residence. The home was one of the first Tudor Revival houses in Providence…
Blackstone: Single Family Home in Winter
A single family home in the Blackstone neighborhood on Providence’s East Side, photographed during the winter of 1974. The East Side is the oldest, and most affluent section of Providence, containing some of the states earliest settlements.
Demolition of Randall Square Synagogue
The Randall Square synagogue was demolished as part of a large land clearing in order to make room for light manufacturing, commercial development, and the Marriott Hotel.
Moshassuck Arcade Interior
The interior of the Moshassuck Arcade. The building was part of the Bay State Mill, which was part of a complex including the American Screw Company. Many of the surrounding buildings in the complex were destroyed by fire in 1971. The Moshassuck…
Providence Miriam Hospital (Aerial)
Aerial image of The Miriam Hospital in Providence. The first Miriam Hospital opened in 1926 with 63 beds and 14 bassinets but was relocated for more space to its location on Summit Avenue in 1952. The hospital was started by a group of Jewish woman…
Narragansett Electric Lighting Co, South Street Station (Aerial)
The Narragansett Electric Lighting Company had buildings on Eddy St. (pictured) and on Manchester St. They were once connected by an overhead conveyor belt, but no longer are. The Eddy St. building is no longer active as a power plant, and was…
The Corner of Weybosset and Dorrance
Looking up Weybosset St. from the corner of Dorrance and Weybosset. There is minor street construction occurring, and the Beneficent Congregational Church can be seen in the distance. The church was built in 1809 and remodeled to its current…
Federal Building and East Side
A view into the residential area of East Providence, overlooking the Federal Building and Kennedy Plaza. The First Baptist Church is on the left, and the green dome of the First Church of Christ, Scientist is rising through the skyline.
The Federal…
The Federal…
Davol Square Interior
Home to the Davol Rubber Co. from 1884 until 1977, the Davol Square complex was rehabilitated and reopened for mixed retail and office use in 1982, with shops, offices, and restaurants. However, despite high occupancy and easy highway access, the…
Cathedral Square on Columbus Day
Cathedral Square on Columbus Day, 1974.
Construction on Weybosset St.
Street construction taking place on Weybosset St. in the late 1970s.
Weybosset St. is a part of the cultural core that is downtown Providence, connecting to Westminster St. and Empire St. on opposing corners. As of 2015, Weybosset is home to the…
Weybosset St. is a part of the cultural core that is downtown Providence, connecting to Westminster St. and Empire St. on opposing corners. As of 2015, Weybosset is home to the…
A View of the East Side
This shot overlooks the residential hills of East Providence as well as College Hill. In the middle, one can see the tower of the First Baptist Church -- to the right, the green dome of the First Church of Christ, Scientist on the horizon.
The Bradford House
A view of the (then called) Bradford House from Interstate 95 in Providence. Completed in 1966, the building is one of several high-rise towers that was built around the city for elderly residents. As of 2015, the building is known as the Sister…
Cathedral Square Sculptures
Several sculptures on Cathedral Square. This square was designed by I.M. Pei and Zion & Breen in 1969. It was intended to become a popular plaza but nothing more was added to the space and so it remained empty.
Columbus Day Parade on Washington St.
A street celebration on Washington St, in honor of Columbus Day. As of 2015, Washington St. is home to the popular music venue Lupo's Heartbreak of Hotel, the historical Providence Public Library, the Trinity Repertory Company, and the University of…
Rhode Island College (Aerial)
An aerial shot overlooking the Rhode Island College campus on Mount Pleasant Avenue in North Providence as well as its surroundings, such as the Triggs Memorial Golf Course and Pleasant View School. The college campus moved to this particular spot in…
India Point Park
India Point Park is located in Fox Point, a Providence neighborhood, at the junction of the Seekonk River and Providence River. The area that became India Point Park had previously been developed wharves, ships' provisioners, and light industrial…
John Barstow House
The former home of John Barstow at 60 Waterman Street in the College Hill neighborhood. The East Side is also home to Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and several historic homes and buildings.
John Barstow (1791-1861) was a…
John Barstow (1791-1861) was a…
Providence Triple Deckers
Triple deckers photographed in the Mount Hope neighborhood of Providence. During the later nineteenth century the Mount Hope neighborhood experienced rapid growth due to industrial activity along the nearby Moshasshuck River. Street car lines…
Smith Hill: Eaton Street, Triple Deckers
The triple decker, a house accommodating three units, emerged as a distinct form as early as the 1890s. Primarily a tenement, they are common throughout urban areas in southern New England. These triple deckers on Eaton St. were likely demolished…
Washington Street
Washington Street and the corner of Mathewson Street, photographed in 1978. The Shepard Building, pictured at the left, was home to the Shepard Department store. At its height the company occupied surrounding buildings, expanding to cover two-blocks.…
Blackstone: Single Family Home in Winter
A single family home in the Blackstone neighborhood on Providence’s East Side, photographed during the winter of 1974. The East Side is the oldest, and most affluent section of Providence, containing some of the states earliest settlements.
South Providence 235 Housing CURE
Housing in South Providence built under the Section 235 Housing Act of 1968. While 235 housing allowed families to buy a home through subsidized mortgages, it has also been criticized for effectively segregating the population, putting white…
Historic Joseph Brown House
Joseph Brown was one of the four famous Brown brothers of Providence who were heirs to the shipping fortune of their father. Joseph Brown taught mathematics and astronomy at Brown University, but was also an amateur architect. Brown built this home…
John Brown House 1789
One of America's grandest mansions when completed in 1788, the house at 52 Power Street was home first to John Brown, a businessman, patriot, politician, China Trade pioneer and slave trader who participated in the debates and practices that shaped…
Historic James Burrough House
John Holden Greene built two houses neighboring each other on Power Street. The first of two, pictured here, was built for James Burrough at 160 Power Street. Greene was known for his monitor-on-hip-roof which he featured in this small-scale home.…
Prescott and Mary Clarke House
This English Tudor Revival was built in 1896 for Prescott and Mary Clarke. The sprawling home, designed by Clarke and Spaulding, is considered one of the most exceptional architectural designs on Blackstone Boulevard.
The Proprietors of the Swan…
John Brown House
One of America's grandest mansions when completed in 1788, the house at 52 Power Street was home first to John Brown, a businessman, patriot, politician, China Trade pioneer and slave trader who participated in the debates and practices that shaped…
Union Trust Company Building (Detail)
The building looks like a skyscraper due to its slender massing. The client for this building was bank president Marsden J. Perry. Building was built by architects Stone, Carpenter & Willson. A 12-story, brick and stone sheathed, steel frame…
Turk’s Head Building (detail)
The Turks Head building was designed in 1913 by New York architects Howells & Strokes. The building was erected by the Brown Land Co. as an investment for members of the Brown family, and was part of a highway improvement plan that would…
Mount Hope Court
Multifamily housing on Providence’s East Side in the Mount Hope neighborhood.
South Providence, Section 235 Housing
An example of HUD Section 235 housing in South Providence. The HUD Section 235 program was developed to aid lower income families by use of mortgage subsidy payments. The neighborhood has traditionally been home to low-income families and immigrant…
Armory District, Wood Street
The Armory Historic District of Providence was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The Cranston Street Armory is visible in the background of these Wood Street houses. Houses in the area vary in style from Greek Revival,…
Washington St. Columbus Day Parade
Washington Street on Columbus Day, 1974. On the left is the Providence Public Library.
Hartford and Olneyville Neighborhoods
Olneyville, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Providence, is located in the central western section of the city.
Charles A. Hopkins House, Parade Street
Pictured on the far left is the Charles A. Hopkins House built in 1875 on Parade Street. Purchased in October 1980 by the Providence Preservation Society, this house was the society’s first restoration project in this neighborhood. The building style…
Downtown Providence
The Biltmore Hotel can be seen in the lower right of the image as well as Kennedy Plaza in the foreground. The Biltmore originally opened in 1922. It was closed in 1975 and reopened in 1979. Towards the center of the photo is the Financial District…
Thomas Aldrich House
Woodward describes the Thomas Aldrich House as an asymmetrical four bay Federal style house. It was moved to Power Street from 39 Benevolent Street in 1950 to make room for the Wriston Quadrangle of Brown University. While it was built by Aldrich, a…
Old Stone Federal Savings Bank, First Unitarian Church
The Federal Building (Ammi B. Young, 1855-57, 24 Weybosset St.) is just visible to the left of this picture pointed from the financial district towards the East Side. That building was built where the edge of the Providence River and its port…
Providence Skyline, Interstate 95
The Providence skyline, including the iconic Industrial Trust Building, pictured from Interstate 95.
Providence: Buddy Cianci's House (1976)
This photograph shows the residence of former Providence Mayor, “Buddy” Cianci. The house is located on the east side of Providence, the most affluent neighborhood of the city, notable for it’s high property values and low unemployment. This…
Providence: Old Rhode Island College
Rhode Island College, originally referred to as the Normal School, has occupied several locations and changed names throughout the years. Rhode Island College is known as one of the first teacher preparatory schools in the country. Having out-grown…
Old State Capitol- North Main Street, Providence
The Old State House on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island, also known as Providence Sixth District Court House, Providence Colony House, Providence County House, or Rhode Island State House is located on 150 Benefit Street. It is a brick…
Moshassuck Arcade
The intersection of North Main and Hewes Street was the location of the Moshassuck Arcade. The building was part of the Bay State Mill, which was part of a complex including the American Screw Company. Many of the surrounding buildings in the complex…
The World War I Monument by Paul P. Cret
The World War I Monument designed and created by architect Paul P. Cret and sculptors C.P. Jennewein and Janet de Coux stands before the Providence County Courthouse on Benefit St. The monument, originally located in Post Office Square (renamed…