Dublin Core
Title
Corner of Weybosset St and Westminster St
Description
Downtown Providence, on the corner of Weybosset St and Westminster St.
Pictured on the left is the Turk's Head Building with some minor street construction in front of it. The Turk's Head Building was constructed in 1913 by the Brown Land Co. At the time, it was the tallest building in downtown -- a title held until the construction of the Biltmore Hotel.
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In the early nineteenth century, a shop called "At the sign of the Turk's Head" existed in the Building's location. The shopkeeper, Jacob Whitman, installed a figurehead from an Ottoman Empire ship above the shop's doors. The figurehead was an Ottoman warrior, and though the original was washed away in a storm, a stone replica of the figurehead replaced it. The Turk's Head Building's name and facade date back at least a century from before it was established.
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The Exchange Bank Building, pictured on the right, is a commercial building in the Queen Anne style. The brick building featured granite trim typical of commercial buildings, and was rehabilitated as part of the Fleet Center complex in the 1980's.
Pictured on the left is the Turk's Head Building with some minor street construction in front of it. The Turk's Head Building was constructed in 1913 by the Brown Land Co. At the time, it was the tallest building in downtown -- a title held until the construction of the Biltmore Hotel.
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In the early nineteenth century, a shop called "At the sign of the Turk's Head" existed in the Building's location. The shopkeeper, Jacob Whitman, installed a figurehead from an Ottoman Empire ship above the shop's doors. The figurehead was an Ottoman warrior, and though the original was washed away in a storm, a stone replica of the figurehead replaced it. The Turk's Head Building's name and facade date back at least a century from before it was established.
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The Exchange Bank Building, pictured on the right, is a commercial building in the Queen Anne style. The brick building featured granite trim typical of commercial buildings, and was rehabilitated as part of the Fleet Center complex in the 1980's.
Creator
Chester Smolski
Date
1979-01-01
Rights
Rhode Island College
Format
Photograph
Photograph
Identifier
5029
Smolski Image Item Type Metadata
Building Style
Neoclassical
Building Type
Skyscraper
City
Providence
Country
United States of America
Creator 1
Howells and Stokes
Creator 1 Role
Architectural Firm
Creator 2
Stone, Carpenter and Wilson
Creator 2 Role
Architectural Firm
Region
Rhode Island
Street Address
17 Weybosset St
Subject Creation Date
1913
Theme
Urban Redevelopment