Bucklin-Eddy Building, 283-297 South Main Street, Providence, Providen...
Significance: This is an example of an early 19th century commercial building. Survey number: HABS RI-254 Building/structure dates: ca. 1805 Initial Construction
Captain Holbrook House, 383 South Main Street, Woonsocket, Providence ...
Survey number: HABS RI-295 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction
Samuel Staples House, 52 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County...
Significance: This is a typical small frame house of the 1790s. Survey number: HABS RI-145 Building/structure dates: after 1790 Initial Construction
Dr. William J. King House, 48 College Street, Providence, Providence C...
Significance: This is a large wood house built in the 1840's, representative of the Greek Revival influence on houses in the College Hill area. Survey number: HABS RI-200 Building/structure dates: 1847 Initia... More
Brown University, University Hall, Prospect Street, Providence, Provid...
Survey number: HABS RI-283 Building/structure dates: 1940 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1770-1771 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000003
Stephen Harris House, 135 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence Count...
Significance: This is an early, large frame house, preserved with few changes. Survey number: HABS RI-151 Building/structure dates: ca. 1765 Initial Construction
Sitting one out at a Saturday night square dance in Clayville, Rhode I...
Public domain photograph of meeting, discussion, group of people, political event, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mrs. Tucker, wife of the town police chief, preparing hot dogs and cof...
Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A Saturday night square dance run by Mr. and Mrs. Tucker in Clayville,...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Company houses in Ashton, Rhode Island
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
War nursery schools. Providence, Rhode Island. Mothers who work in war...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Manchester Street Generating Station, Oil Unloading Dock, 460 Eddy Str...
Significance: Located on the west bank of the Providence River at the southern end of the yard, the Dock serves as the off-loading facility for fuel oil delivered in tankers, which is then pumped via 12" pipe t... More
Hand-carved animals at the Looff Carousel in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, ...
The carousel was originally located at Lee Funland in upstate New York and in 1910 it was relocated here, at Pawtucket's Slater Memorial Park, where (as of 2018) it continues to operate. The carousel features a... More
The L'Eglise du Precieux Sang (also known as The Church of the Preciou...
The High Victorian structure was designed by architects E. Boyden & Son. Construction was completed in 1881. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsm... More
E.M. Bannister's unusual grave marker at the North Burial Ground, a 11...
It was the first public cemetery in Providence. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:052-3) Forms part o... More
John Dagget House, Slater Park, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
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Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...
Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More
Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...
Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More
Fireplace House, Entrance "A" Road to Lincoln Woods Reservation, Sayle...
Significance: Although no longer extant, the Fireplace House was an example of the regional building type, the "stone-ender" wherein the masonry of the chimney is exposed and forms a majority of one end wall. I... More
Pawtuxet River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Pawtuxet River...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Providence Sewage Treatment System, Ernest Street Pumping Station, Boi...
Significance: As the power source for three steam engines which in turn powered sewage pumps, this structure was one of three integral elements in the Ernest Street sewage pumping station built in 1895-6 to con... More
Richard Brown House, 587 Rochambeau Avenue, Providence, Providence Cou...
Significance: Earliest known brick house in Providence. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS RI-31 Building/structure dates: 1733 Initial Construction
Manchester Street Generating Station, Manchester Street Station, 460 E...
Significance: The Manchester Street Station building is significant both for its architecture and its historical function. An important local example of industrial architecture which embodies industrial design... More
The Milk Can, Louisquisset Turnpike, Route 146, Saylesville, Kent Coun...
Significance: The Milk Can is significant for its exemplification of aspects of early twentieth-century commercial and transportation history. It is a characteristic example of a distinctive and fast-disappear... More
Isaac Bowen, Jr. House, 312 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence Cou...
Significance: This is a medium-sized frame house with brick end walls, characteristic of the early 19th century. Survey number: HABS RI-161 Building/structure dates: ca. 1805 Initial Construction
St. Michael's Catholic Church, 15 Homestead Avenue, Smithfield, Provid...
Significance: Determined eligible for the National Register as a contributing structure within the Georgiaville Historic District. Survey number: HABS RI-110 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 85002734
Woonsocket Company, Number 1 Mill, 100 Front Street, Woonsocket, Provi...
Part of New England Textile Mill Survey, 1967-68, sponsored by HABS, Smithsonian, and Merrimack Valley Textile Museum Significance: This 1829 building is a typical Rhode Island stone cotton mill of the first ha... More
Modern Diner, 13 Dexter Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Modern Diner, 13 Dexter Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
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St. Anne's Gymnasium, 74 Cumberland Street, Woonsocket, Providence Cou...
Significance: Built in 1894, it was designed by F. Walter Fontaine, one of the leading architects of the community. The building has served as a cultural, social, and athletic center for the French-Canadian com... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...
Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...
Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...
Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...
Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Control Area, Tucker Hollow Road south of ...
Significance: The Foster NIKE Missile Battery PR-79 Control Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that all radar facilities were placed which were used to launch m... More
Seril Dodge House, 10 Thomas Street, Providence, Providence County, RI
Significance: This frame house is a typical example of the smaller buildings of the period, with unusually fine detail in the stairway and the mantels. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure... More
Nathan Mason House, 34 Arnold Street, Providence, Providence County, R...
Significance: This is a small frame house, typical of the 1840s. Survey number: HABS RI-215 Building/structure dates: 1842 Initial Construction
Nathan Mason House, 34 Arnold Street, Providence, Providence County, R...
Significance: This is a small frame house, typical of the 1840s. Survey number: HABS RI-215 Building/structure dates: 1842 Initial Construction
Cranston Street Armory, Cranston Street, Providence, Providence County...
Significance: General William Walker garnered used his connections from high commission during the Civil War and active interest in military affairs to great effect in garnering four large armories for Rhode Is... More
Cranston Street Armory, Cranston Street, Providence, Providence County...
Significance: General William Walker garnered used his connections from high commission during the Civil War and active interest in military affairs to great effect in garnering four large armories for Rhode Is... More
Cranston Street Armory, Cranston Street, Providence, Providence County...
Significance: General William Walker garnered used his connections from high commission during the Civil War and active interest in military affairs to great effect in garnering four large armories for Rhode Is... More
Cranston Street Armory, Cranston Street, Providence, Providence County...
Significance: General William Walker garnered used his connections from high commission during the Civil War and active interest in military affairs to great effect in garnering four large armories for Rhode Is... More
Brown University, Robinson Hall, Waterman & Prospect Streets, Providen...
Significance: This large brick building, built in 1878 and originally used as a library, is one of the few large examples of post-Civil War "Victorian Gothic" in Providence. Survey number: HABS RI-185 Buildin... More
Thomas F. Hoppin House, 383 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence Cou...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence Cou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-24 Survey number: HABS RI-24 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1954 Demolished
William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence Cou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-24 Survey number: HABS RI-24 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1954 Demolished
William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence Cou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-24 Survey number: HABS RI-24 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1954 Demolished
Friends Meetinghouse, Great Road, Saylesville, Providence County, RI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-17 Survey number: HABS RI-17 Building/structure dates: 1703 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1740 Subsequent Work
Friends Meetinghouse, Great Road, Saylesville, Providence County, RI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-17 Survey number: HABS RI-17 Building/structure dates: 1703 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1740 Subsequent Work
Ashton Viaduct, State Route 116 (Washington Highway) spanning Blacksto...
Significance: The Ashton Viaduct is one of the State of Rhode Island's largest engineering projects. It is a fine example of open spandrel design and, as the northern terminus of the Washington Highway, an imp... More
Post Office Covered Walkway, Providence, Providence County, RI
Survey number: HAER RI-31 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
World War I Monument, Memorial Square, Providence, Providence County, ...
Significance: The World War I Monument (1929), designed by noted architect Paul P. Cret and sculpted by Carl P. Jennewien, reflects the late 1920's popularity of Greek Revivalism in the use of a Doric column as... More
Allendale Mill, 494 Woonasquatucket Avenue, Centerdale, Providence Cou...
Part of New England Textile Mill Survey, 1967-68, sponsored by HABS, Smithsonian, and Merrimack Valley Textile Museum Significance: The Allendale Mill was built in 1822 by Zachariah Allen for the manufacture of... More
Allendale Mill, 494 Woonasquatucket Avenue, Centerdale, Providence Cou...
Part of New England Textile Mill Survey, 1967-68, sponsored by HABS, Smithsonian, and Merrimack Valley Textile Museum Significance: The Allendale Mill was built in 1822 by Zachariah Allen for the manufacture of... More
Thomas R. Holden House, 118 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence Cou...
Significance: Built in 1809. This is an example of the less common brick houses on College Hill, and the earliest one standing on this part of Benefit Street. It has been remodeled at various times, and prese... More
Armour & Company Building, 100 Harris Avenue, Providence, Providence C...
Significance: Constructed in 1943, during the final phase of development for the Provisions Warehouse Historic District, the Armour & Company Building is the only contributing building in the district that was ... More
Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence Co...
Significance: This brick mansion was the home of General Edward Carrington, a very successful merchant and trader who assembled an outstanding collection of furnishings, including many Chinese things, for this ... More
Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence Co...
Significance: This brick mansion was the home of General Edward Carrington, a very successful merchant and trader who assembled an outstanding collection of furnishings, including many Chinese things, for this ... More
Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence Co...
Significance: This brick mansion was the home of General Edward Carrington, a very successful merchant and trader who assembled an outstanding collection of furnishings, including many Chinese things, for this ... More
Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence Co...
Significance: This brick mansion was the home of General Edward Carrington, a very successful merchant and trader who assembled an outstanding collection of furnishings, including many Chinese things, for this ... More
Providence Sewage Treatment System, Fields Point Plant, Laboratory, Er...
Significance: The laboratory was one of three building erected during the original development of Fields Point as the City of Providence's facility for treatment of sewage using the chemical precipitation proce... More
Woonsocket Company, Number 2 Mill, 115 Front Street, Woonsocket, Provi...
Part of New England Textile Mill Survey, 1967-68, sponsored by HABS, Smithsonian, and Merrimack Valley Textile Museum Significance: Built in 1833, the Woonsocket Company's No. 2 Mill is an unusually fine early ... More
Plante Grist Mill, U.S. Route 44, Chepachet, Providence County, RI
Significance: The Plante Grist Mill is a typical example of owner built mill structures that could be found all over New England during the mid-19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More
Plante Grist Mill, U.S. Route 44, Chepachet, Providence County, RI
Significance: The Plante Grist Mill is a typical example of owner built mill structures that could be found all over New England during the mid-19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More
Woonasquatucket River Bridge, State Route 104 (Farnum Pike), spanning ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Stephen Hopkins House, 12 Hopkins Street, Providence, Providence Count...
Significance: Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Chancellor of Brown University, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Indepen... More
Granite Block, 6-18 Market Square, Providence, Providence County, RI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-28 Survey number: HABS RI-30 Building/structure dates: 1824 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1939 Demolished
Granite Block, 6-18 Market Square, Providence, Providence County, RI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-28 Survey number: HABS RI-30 Building/structure dates: 1824 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1939 Demolished
Granite Block, 6-18 Market Square, Providence, Providence County, RI
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-28 Survey number: HABS RI-30 Building/structure dates: 1824 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1939 Demolished
Providence Sewage Treatment System, Fields Point Plant, Chemical House...
Significance: The Chemical House was one of three buildings constructed in 1899-1900 during the original development of Fields Point for the treatment of sewage by the chemical precipitation process. The Chemi... More
Providence Sewage Treatment System, Washington Park Pumping Station, S...
Significance: Washington Park Pumping Station is historically and functionally associated with the operation of sewage treatment facilities in Providence. Its construction illustrates the continuing expansion ... More
Providence Sewage Treatment System, Washington Park Pumping Station, S...
Significance: Washington Park Pumping Station is historically and functionally associated with the operation of sewage treatment facilities in Providence. Its construction illustrates the continuing expansion ... More
Blackstone Canal, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
Significance: The Blackstone canal was one of the region's first long distance transportation systems. It was one of the waterways that helped to spawn the industrial development that took place in the Blackst... More
Jeremiah Dexter House, 957 North Main Street, Providence, Providence C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS RI-5 Building/structure dates: 1754 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000046
Governor Elisha Brown House, 537 North Main Street, Providence, Provid...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Governor Elisha Brown House, 537 North Main Street, Providence, Provid...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Golden Ball Inn, 159 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-73 Building/structure dates: 1783 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1820 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1941 Subsequent Work
Samuel Richmond House, 36 Bowen Street, Providence, Providence County,...
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Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...
Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More
Court Street Bridge, Court Street spanning Blackstone River & Truman D...
Significance: The Court Street Bridge is a rare example of a late 19th century steel deck truss. The bridge embodies the following distinctive characteristics of the period: Pratt design, fabrication by an ind... More
Costello Brothers, Incorporated, Warehouse, 111 Harris Avenue, Provide...
Significance: Constructed ca. 1939, the Costello Brothers, Inc. Warehouse is significant for its associations with the development of the Provisions Warehouse District of Providence. The building housed the Co... More
Truman Beckwith House, 42 College Street, Providence, Providence Count...
Significance: This large brick house built in 1827-1828, is an outstanding example of the work of the architect John Holden Greene. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey numb... More
Truman Beckwith House, 42 College Street, Providence, Providence Count...
Significance: This large brick house built in 1827-1828, is an outstanding example of the work of the architect John Holden Greene. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey numb... More
Truman Beckwith House, 42 College Street, Providence, Providence Count...
Significance: This large brick house built in 1827-1828, is an outstanding example of the work of the architect John Holden Greene. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey numb... More
Truman Beckwith House, 42 College Street, Providence, Providence Count...
Significance: This large brick house built in 1827-1828, is an outstanding example of the work of the architect John Holden Greene. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey numb... More
Merchants Cold Storage Warehouse, 160 Kingsley Avenue, Providence, Pro...
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Terminal Building, 184 Kinsley Avenue & 11-25 Terminal Way, Providence...
Significance: The Terminal Building is significant for its associations with the development of the Provisions Warehouse District of Providence. It was constructed in 1917 by the Merchants' Cold Storage & Ware... More
Terminal Building, 184 Kinsley Avenue & 11-25 Terminal Way, Providence...
Significance: The Terminal Building is significant for its associations with the development of the Provisions Warehouse District of Providence. It was constructed in 1917 by the Merchants' Cold Storage & Ware... More
John Tripp House, (moved from 953 1/2 Manton Avenue, Manton), Manton,...
Significance: One of two surviving stone-enders in Newport, the John Tripp House dates to the eighteenth century and was moved from Providence in the 1960s and reconstructed on its present site. The beehive ove... More
John Tripp House, (moved from 953 1/2 Manton Avenue, Manton), Manton,...
Significance: One of two surviving stone-enders in Newport, the John Tripp House dates to the eighteenth century and was moved from Providence in the 1960s and reconstructed on its present site. The beehive ove... More
John Tripp House, (moved from 953 1/2 Manton Avenue, Manton), Manton,...
Significance: One of two surviving stone-enders in Newport, the John Tripp House dates to the eighteenth century and was moved from Providence in the 1960s and reconstructed on its present site. The beehive ove... More
Captain Stephen Olney House, 138 Smithfield Road, North Providence, Pr...
Survey number: HABS RI-77 Building/structure dates: 1805 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000004
John Carter House, 21 Meeting Street, Providence, Providence County, R...
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John Carter House, 21 Meeting Street, Providence, Providence County, R...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Carter House, 21 Meeting Street, Providence, Providence County, R...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a commercial or residential multi-story building, condominium, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
John Jenckes House, 43 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, ...
Significance: Built in 1774, this house is one of the few large gambrel-roofed wooden buildings left in Providence. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS RI-12 ... More
John Jenckes House, 43 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, ...
Significance: Built in 1774, this house is one of the few large gambrel-roofed wooden buildings left in Providence. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS RI-12 ... More
John Jenckes House, 43 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, ...
Significance: Built in 1774, this house is one of the few large gambrel-roofed wooden buildings left in Providence. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS RI-12 ... More
Francis W. Goddard House, 71 George Street, Providence, Providence Cou...
Significance: This is one of the larger houses in this area, built for a member of a prominent Providence family, and an example of the houses on College Hill in the 1870s. Survey number: HABS RI-194 Building... More
Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...
Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More