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
Benjamin Cushing House, 38 1/2 North Court Street, Providence, Provide...
Significance: "Most of the mid-eighteenth century houses, which once stood along the west side of South Main Street and elsewhere in the then newer sections of town, are gone or dilapidated beyond repair, so th... More
Soldiers of America - Public domain World War One sheet music
words by Lillian G. McMasters ; music by Wm.H. McMasters. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (additional physical form) Staff ... More
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
First Congregational Church, 301 Benefit Street, Providence, Providenc...
Significance: This is a large, attractive stone church, built 1815-1816, and designed by an important Providence architect, John Holden Greene. Very few alteration have been made to the church, and the buildin... More
Russell Potter House, 26 John Street, Providence, Providence County, R...
Significance: This is a typical example of an early nineteenth century Providence house. Survey number: HABS RI-241 Building/structure dates: ca. 1813 Initial Construction
Colonel Joseph Nightingale House, 357 Benefit Street, Providence, Prov...
Significance: This house was built for Colonel Joseph Nightingale, wealthy partner in a Providence shipping firm, and has been owned by the Brown family since 1814. Built in 1791, this large, three-story frame... More
Woonasquatucket Bridge, Spanning Woonasquatucket River, Providence, Pr...
Significance: The bridge, unique in Rhode Island, is historically significant because of its large number of parallel trusses. Survey number: HAER RI-28 Building/structure dates: 1892- 1893 Initial Constru... More
St. Stephen's Church, 114 George Street, Providence, Providence County...
Significance: This Gothic Revival, stone church built in the 1860s, is an example of Richard Upjohn's later work. Survey number: HABS RI-189 Building/structure dates: 1862 Initial Construction National Regis... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wilkinson Mill, Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
Significance: Representative example of an early 19th century mill, the Wilkinson Mill was one of the first mills in the United States to be steam powered. It is also one of the first mills in the country to p... More
Woonasquatucket River Bridge, State Route 104 (Farnum Pike), spanning ...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Providence Forge House, U.S. Route 60 (moved to Williamsburg, Virginia...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Promenade Street Interlocking Tower, Promenade Street between Union St...
Significance: The structure houses the interlocking n signal equipment which regulates all train movements on the east end of Union Station for the main rail to Boston and for the east side branch to Bristol. ... 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
(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Crowded Italian home, 46 Crary St...
Public domain photograph related to child labor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James Burrough House, 160 Power Street, Providence, Providence County,...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century building, Victorian architecture style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Samuel Westcott House, 240 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence Coun...
Significance: Demolished in 1936, the doorway was moved to the Rhode Island School of Design. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: HABS RI-25 Building/structure dat... More
Samuel Westcott House, 240 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence Coun...
Significance: Demolished in 1936, the doorway was moved to the Rhode Island School of Design. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: HABS RI-25 Building/structure dat... More
Samuel Westcott House, 240 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence Coun...
Significance: Demolished in 1936, the doorway was moved to the Rhode Island School of Design. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: HABS RI-25 Building/structure dat... More
Providence & Worcester Railroad Station, 1 Depot Square, Woonsocket, P...
Significance: This building is the third railroad station on the site and its most notable feature is the "light- weight curved and chamfered wooden brackets that arch well beyond the walls in a series of spoke... More
Providence & Worcester Railroad Station, 1 Depot Square, Woonsocket, P...
Significance: This building is the third railroad station on the site and its most notable feature is the "light- weight curved and chamfered wooden brackets that arch well beyond the walls in a series of spoke... More
Providence & Worcester Railroad Station, 1 Depot Square, Woonsocket, P...
Significance: This building is the third railroad station on the site and its most notable feature is the "light- weight curved and chamfered wooden brackets that arch well beyond the walls in a series of spoke... 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
Providence Academy, Tenth Street, Vancouver, Clark County, WA
Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Adelaide Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, Adelaide Avenue over New Haven Rail...
Significance: Erected in 1903, the Adelaide Avenue Pedestrian Bridge is significant for its association with the Gorham Manufacturing Company, a large ornamental metal manufacturer. This former employee footbr... More
Providence Sewage Treatment System, Ernest Street Pumping Station, Eng...
Significance: The Ernest Street Pumping Station Engine House was the principal structure within the three-building complex constructed in 1895-6 to pump sewage directly to Providence's Fields Point Plant for tr... More
Providence Sewage Treatment System, Ernest Street Pumping Station, Eng...
Significance: The Ernest Street Pumping Station Engine House was the principal structure within the three-building complex constructed in 1895-6 to pump sewage directly to Providence's Fields Point Plant for tr... More
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.
Brooklyn Green, North Green, South Green, & West Green, parts of Brown...
Significance: Little altered since the mid-nineteenth century, Brooklyn Green is significant as a small, rural area that still retains much of its eighteenth- and nineteenth-century material heritage. The phys... More
Brooklyn Green, North Green, South Green, & West Green, parts of Brown...
Significance: Little altered since the mid-nineteenth century, Brooklyn Green is significant as a small, rural area that still retains much of its eighteenth- and nineteenth-century material heritage. The phys... 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
Nathan Mason House, 33 Arnold Street, Providence, Providence County, R...
Significance: This frame house, built in the 1840s, is representative of the Greek Revival influence on Providence houses. Survey number: HABS RI-182 Building/structure dates: 1847 Initial Construction
Articles of confederation and perpetual union between the states of Ne...
Signatures: [A]² B-D²; horizontal chain lines. Followed by the letter of transmittal to the states: In Congress, November 17, 1777; recommendations to the legislatures relating to taxes etc.: In Congress, Novem... More
Valentine Whitman, Jr. House, Great Road & Meetinghouse Road, Lime Roc...
Significance: The district officer for HABS described the building as having a fine framework with chamfering; an end chimney made of stone with a brick top; and a four-room, two deep floor plan. The authors of... More
Valentine Whitman, Jr. House, Great Road & Meetinghouse Road, Lime Roc...
Significance: The district officer for HABS described the building as having a fine framework with chamfering; an end chimney made of stone with a brick top; and a four-room, two deep floor plan. The authors of... More
Valentine Whitman, Jr. House, Great Road & Meetinghouse Road, Lime Roc...
Significance: The district officer for HABS described the building as having a fine framework with chamfering; an end chimney made of stone with a brick top; and a four-room, two deep floor plan. The authors of... More
Cyrus Ellis House, 31 John Street, Providence, Providence County, RI
Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Pidge Tavern, 586 Pawtucket Avenue, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
Significance: Built in the early eighteenth century, the four-room house was expanded around 1767. The mid century improvements included a six-bay facade and pedimented doorway. The building became a tavern in ... More
Amos Allen House, 62 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, RI
Significance: This is a medium sized, well-preserved house from the late eighteenth century. Survey number: HABS RI-148 Building/structure dates: 1773- 1798 Initial Construction
Thomas Fenner House, 1538 Plainfield Street, Thornton, Providence Coun...
Significance: The Thomas Fenner House is an example of a Rhode Island frame house with the stone of the chimney exposed at one end (i.e., the stone ender). Survey number: HABS RI-72 Building/structure dates: ... More
M. T. Marcello Company Building, 105 Harris Avenue, Providence, Provid...
Significance: The M.T. Marcello Company Building is significant for its associations with the history of the Providence food provisions industry. Established in 1918, the company was one of the leading local p... 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...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a machine, worker, factory, industrial equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Merchants Cold Storage Warehouse, 160 Kingsley Avenue, Providence, Pro...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Merchants Cold Storage Warehouse, 160 Kingsley Avenue, Providence, Pro...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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 Carter House, 21 Meeting Street, Providence, Providence County, R...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical landmark building, courtyard, 17th, 18th, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Providence and Stonington Steamship Co's. steamers, Massachusetts and ...
Public domain photograph of a steamboat ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Articles of confederation and perpetual union between the states of Ne...
Evans 15627.; Imprint 3.; Title. Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfol... 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
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
Edward Dexter House, 72 Waterman Street (moved from George Street), Pr...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-15 Survey number: HABS RI-15 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1860 Subsequent Work National Registe... More
Edward Dexter House, 72 Waterman Street (moved from George Street), Pr...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-15 Survey number: HABS RI-15 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1860 Subsequent Work National Registe... More
Edward Dexter House, 72 Waterman Street (moved from George Street), Pr...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-15 Survey number: HABS RI-15 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1860 Subsequent Work National Registe... More
Edward Dexter House, 72 Waterman Street (moved from George Street), Pr...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-15 Survey number: HABS RI-15 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1860 Subsequent Work National Registe... More
American Screw Company, Stevens Street, Providence, Providence County,...
Significance: This site represents a 19th century industrial complex that, at the time of documentation, was little altered by 20th century development. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More
American Screw Company, Stevens Street, Providence, Providence County,...
Significance: This site represents a 19th century industrial complex that, at the time of documentation, was little altered by 20th century development. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More
American Screw Company, Stevens Street, Providence, Providence County,...
Significance: This site represents a 19th century industrial complex that, at the time of documentation, was little altered by 20th century development. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More
First Baptist Meetinghouse, 75 North Main Street, Providence, Providen...
Significance: This is the third meeting house of the first Baptist church in America, founded in 1638 by Roger Williams. The present building, a well-known architectural monument, was built in 1774-1775, and d... More
First Baptist Meetinghouse, 75 North Main Street, Providence, Providen...
Significance: This is the third meeting house of the first Baptist church in America, founded in 1638 by Roger Williams. The present building, a well-known architectural monument, was built in 1774-1775, and d... More
First Baptist Meetinghouse, 75 North Main Street, Providence, Providen...
Significance: This is the third meeting house of the first Baptist church in America, founded in 1638 by Roger Williams. The present building, a well-known architectural monument, was built in 1774-1775, and d... More
Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Mon...
Significance: Upper Providence Meeting House, built in 1828, reflects the early single-cell meeting house form, including the use of the rear carriage or mounting door that had long fallen out of use. The resur... More
Upper Providence Friends Meetinghouse, 8207 Black Rock Road, Oaks, Mon...
Significance: Upper Providence Meeting House, built in 1828, reflects the early single-cell meeting house form, including the use of the rear carriage or mounting door that had long fallen out of use. The resur... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of St...
Significance: The Foster NIKI Missile Battery PR-79 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that missiles were assembled, armed and readied for launching, imp... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of St...
Significance: The Foster NIKI Missile Battery PR-79 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that missiles were assembled, armed and readied for launching, imp... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of St...
Significance: The Foster NIKI Missile Battery PR-79 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that missiles were assembled, armed and readied for launching, imp... More
NIKE Missile Battery PR-79, Launch Area, East Windsor Road south of St...
Significance: The Foster NIKI Missile Battery PR-79 Launch Area contributes to the significance of the NIKE Missile Battery because it was here that missiles were assembled, armed and readied for launching, imp... More
Governor Henry Lippitt House, 199 Hope Street, Providence, Providence ...
Significance: This large, elaborately decorated house, was built for Henry Lippett, governor of Rhode Island in 1874-1875. Survey number: HABS RI-239 Building/structure dates: 1875 Initial Construction Build... More
List'ning for thy footsteps - Public domain American sheet music, 1877
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
Providence & Worcester Railroad, Freight House, Canal Street, Providen...
Significance: The freight house was part of one of the first major railroad stations in America. It was also one of the first structures built in the Romanesque style and one of the only surviving structures o... More
Providence & Worcester Railroad, Freight House, Canal Street, Providen...
Significance: The freight house was part of one of the first major railroad stations in America. It was also one of the first structures built in the Romanesque style and one of the only surviving structures o... More
Shannock Village, Main Street, North Shannock Road, & West Shannock Ro...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Old State House, 155 North Main Street, Providence, Providence County,...
Significance: This building is one of the two eighteenth century colony houses in Rhode Island, the other being in Newport. It was one of the seats of Rhode Island government from 1762 until the erection of th... More