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Title
Cranston St. Armory
Description
In this aerial, the Cranston Street Armory can be seen. This building and land parcel was passed on to the city of Providence by Ebenezar Knight Dexter. This area is located off Cranston St. and between Dexter St. and Parade St. This brick and granite building was designed by William R. Walker & Son. The building was once used by the National Guard for training up until the late 1900s but is now abandoned.
(date of photograph is approximated)Creator
Chester Smolski
Source
Woodward, PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture, (Providence, 2003) 204.
Date
1985-01-01
Rights
Rhode Island College
Format
Photograph
Photograph
Identifier
5242
Smolski Image Item Type Metadata
Building Type
Armory
City
Providence
Country
United States of America
Creator 1
William Walker
Creator 1 Role
Architect
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Urban development-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Aerial photography in city planning-- Rhode Island-- Providence; City planning-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Land use, Urban-- Rhode Island-- Providence
Region
Rhode Island
Street Address
Cranston Street