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Title
Providence Arcade
Description
The Westminster Street end of the Providence Arcade (1828) by Russell Warren and James Bucklin and built for Cyrus Butler. Also known as “Butler’s Folly.” Derived ultimately from the Burlington Arcade of 1818 in London, which influenced two new world Arcades in New York and Philadelphia in the early 1820s, the Providence Arcade has always suffered from lack of occupancy. In the interior, three levels of shops are united by a glass roof and classical details.
Creator
Chester Smolski
Source
Woodward, PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture (Providence, 2003) 85.
Woodward, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historical Resources. Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986, pp. 108-109
Woodward, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historical Resources. Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986, pp. 108-109
Date
1980-10-01
Rights
Rhode Island College
Format
Photograph
Photograph
Identifier
5223
Smolski Image Item Type Metadata
Building Style
Greek Revival
City
Providence
Country
United States of America
Creator 1
Russell Warren
Creator 1 Role
architect
Creator 2
James Bucklin
Creator 2 Role
architect
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Providence (R.I.) – Buildings, structures, etc.; Space (Architecture) – Rhode Island -- Providence; Historic buildings -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Providence Arcade (Providence, R.I.); Greek Revival (Architecture)
Region
Rhode Island
Street Address
130 Westminster Street and 65 Weybosset Street