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Title
Armory District: Cranston Street Armory
Description
Ebenezer Knight Dexter bequeathed this large parcel to the Town of Providence upon his death. In the 1840s, this was only a 10-acre tract for militia training. At the turn of the century it was supplanted by the new building seen today. It is by far the grandest of four large armory commissions used by William R. Walker & Son, and impressive measured against any United States armory. 235 feet by 165 feet and 90 feet from the floor to the crown of its arching. Abandoned by the National Guard in 1996.
Creator
Chester Smolski
Date
1987-01-01
Rights
Rhode Island College
Identifier
5123
Smolski Image Item Type Metadata
Building Style
Romanesque Revival (Edwardian)
City
Providence
Country
United States
Creator 1
William R. Walker & Son
Creator 1 Role
Architectural Firm
Creator 2
William Walker
Creator 2 Dates
1830-1905
Creator 2 Role
Architect
Creator 3
William Walker
Creator 3 Dates
1865-1922
Creator 3 Role
Architect
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Aerial photography in land use -- Rhode Island -- Land use, Urban -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Armories -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Cranston Street Armory (Providence, R.I.); Providence, R.I. -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Notes
Chet Smolski,
Region
Rhode Island
Street Address
Parade, Cranston, Dexter Streets and Hollywood Road, Cranston, Rhode Island
Theme
Urban Redevelopment