Union Station damaged by fire and excavations to the north

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Title

Union Station damaged by fire and excavations to the north

Description

Providence's first railroad station was Union Railroad Depot, a brick edifice built in 1847 and designed by Thomas A. Tefft for the Providence and Worcester, Providence and Stonington, and Boston and Providence Railroads. This building was lost to fire in 1896, and replaced by a newer Union Station, completed 1898, which consisted of five large brick structures, built by New Haven Railroad. t was considered "a brilliant example of Romanesque architecture" in its time, and the longest building in America. As the city continued to grow, so too did the need for terminal space, ultimately resulting in the paving over of the remnants of the city's inland bay in 1890. This building was lost to fire in 1896, and replaced by a newer Union Station, completed 1898, which consisted of five large brick structures, built by New Haven Railroad Union Station was in the process of being redesigned for office and retail use when it suffered an upper stories fire on April 26, 1987.

Creator

Chester Smolski

Date

1987-01-01

Rights

Rhode Island College

Format

Photograph
Photograph

Identifier

5134

Smolski Image Item Type Metadata

Building Style

Edwardian

Building Type

Train Station

City

Providence

Country

United States of America

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Aerial photography in city planning-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Urban renewal-- Rhode Island-- Providence; City planning-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Land use, Urban-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Railroad stations -- Remodeling for other use -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Union Station (Providence, R.I.); Capital Center (Providence, R.I.); Automobile parking -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Urban Development -- Rhode Island -- Providence;

Region

Rhode Island

Street Address

4 Exchange Terrace

Theme

Urban Development