Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Rhode Island - Providence County - Historic Districts
Providence County Rhode Island (Historic Districts) has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 15 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Allendale Mill, College Hill Historic District, Conant Thread--Coats & Clark Mill Complex District, Downtown Providence Historic District and Elmwood Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Providence County historic places including William C. Hammond and David Wallis Reeves.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Providence County places including John Holden Greene, Hoppinand Ely, Edwin Howland, Henry Hudson Holly, Adolph Suck, William R. Walker and Son, Olmsted & Olmsted, Aldrich, William T., et al., Albert Harkness and Monahan & Meikle. Prominent architectural styles found in Providence Country are Late Victorian, Greek Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Albion Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001899)
Roughly bounded by Berkshire Dr., Willow Lane, Ledge Way, Kennedy Blvd., School and Main Sts. , Lincoln
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Allen Street Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001349)
Allen St. , Woonsocket
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Allendale Mill (added 1973 - - #73000063)
494 Woonasquatucket Ave. , North Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Greene,John Holden
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Andrew Dickhaut Cottages Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001904)
114--141 Bath St., 6--18 Duke Street., and 377 Orms St. , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dickhaut,Andrew
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Arnold Mills Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000070)
E of Cumberland Hill at Sneech Pond, Attleboro, and Abbott Run Valley Rds. , Cumberland
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Industry, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Ashton Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000367)
Roughly Mendon, Scott, and Old Angell Rds., Store Hill Rd., Front and Middle Sts. , Cumberland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Church Related Residence, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Berkeley Mill Village (added 1972 - - #72000036)
Bounded roughly by Martin St., Mendon Rd., railroad, and cemetery , Cumberland (Berkeley)
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Blackstone Boulevard Realty Plat Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000711)
Roughly bounded by Blackstone Blvd., Rochambeau Ave., Holly St. and Elmgrove Ave. , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Aldrich, William T., et al., Martin, Marshall B.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Blackstone Boulevard-Cole Avenue-Grotto Avenue Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000363)
Roughly bounded by Blackstone Blvd., Cole Ave., Grotto Ave., President and Rochambeau Aves. , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Harkness, Albert
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Blackstone Park Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000575)
Roughly bounded by Seekonk R., Laurell Ave., Blackstone Blvd., and S. Angell St. , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Hilton, Howard K.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Borders Farm (added 2009 - - #09000576)
Also known as George Phillips House
31-38 N. Rd , Foster
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Museum, Single Dwelling
Bridgham--Arch--Wilson Streets Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001433)
Also known as Upper West End;Northern Elmwood
Roughly bounded by Lester and Bridgham Sts., Elmwood Ave., Warren and Dexter Sts. , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Broadway--Armory Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000047)
Providence , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Broadway--Armory Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2008 - - #07001342)
144-146, 148, 150, 156-158 Broadway & 226, 230 Dean St. , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Brown Avenue Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000066)
Brown Ave. , Johnston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Cato Hill Historic District (added 1976 - - #76002255)
Also known as See Also:Cato Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase);Cat
RI 44 , Woonsocket
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Federal
Area of Significance:
Black, European, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Cato Hill Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 1982 - - #76002256)
Also known as See Also:Cato Hill Historic District
RI 44 , Woonsocket
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Cato Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1982 - - #82000134)
Also known as See Also:Cato Hill Historic District
Roughly bounded by Arnold, Blackstone, Cherry, and Railroad Sts. , Woonsocket
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Underwater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Central Falls Mill Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000007)
Between Roosevelt Avenue and Blackstone River , Central Falls
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Walker,William R.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Invention, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Central Falls Mill Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2018 - - #100002058)
381, 396, 403, 404, 413, 548, 558 Roosevelt Ave., Central Falls
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Suck, Adolph
Architectural Style:
Late 19th Century, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1823-1967 AD
Chepachet Village Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000031)
Both Sides of US 44(roughly from intersection of US 44 and RI 102 N to intersection of RI 100 and 102) and radiating , Glocester
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Church Hill Industrial District (added 1982 - - #82000135)
Roughly bounded by S. Union, Pine, Baley, Commerce, Main, and Hill Sts. , Pawtucket
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store
Church Hill Industrial District (Boundary Increase) (added 2011 - - #10001218)
60 Dexter St., 125 Goff Ave., 265 Pine St., Pawtucket
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Clayville Historic District (added 1988 - - #88003079)
Roughly bounded by Cole Ave., Plainfield Pike, Field Hill Rd., and Victory Hwy. , Foster
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Clayville Historic District (added 1988 - - #88003079)
Roughly bounded by Cole Ave., Plainfield Pike, Field Hill Rd., and Victory Hwy. , Foster
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
College Hill Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000019)
Also known as See Also: Nightingale--Brown House
Roughly bounded by the Providence and Seekouk Rivers, Olney, Hope, and Governor Sts., Carrington and Whittier , Providence
Matanya, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Art, Exploration/Settlement, Education, Industry, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, College, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
College, Courthouse, Single Dwelling
Conant Thread--Coats & Clark Mill Complex District (added 1983 - - #83003809)
Roughly bounded by Lonsdale Ave., Pine, Conant, Carpenter, and Rand Sts. , Pawtucket
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Invention, Architecture, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Cumberland Town Hall Historic District (added 2019 - - #100004532)
45 Broad St. and 16 Mill St., Cumberland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
William R. Walker and Son
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1890-1969 AD
Customhouse Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000058)
Also known as See Also:Customs House
Bounded by Westminster, Exchange, Dyer, Pine, and Peck Sts. , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Customhouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
Cutler Farm Complex and Tavern Site (RI-4240 (added 1987 - - #87001284)
Address Restricted , Glocester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Economics, Architecture, Transportation, Agriculture, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
Early L9th C Rural American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Downtown Pawtucket Historic District (added 2007 - - #06001227)
Roughly bounded by Broad St., Grant St., High St., East Ave. Ext. and Main St. , Pawtucket
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Civic, Library, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store
Downtown Providence Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001967)
Roughly bounded by Washington, Westminister, Empire and Weybosset Sts. , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Park, Rail-Related
Downtown Providence Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2012 - - #12000438)
Also known as YWCA, 1890 House, First Universalist Church
250 & 254 Washington St., Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holly, Henry Hudson, Howland, Edwin, Hoppinand Ely
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Downtown Providence Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2007 - - #07001081)
Along Friendship, Pine & Richmond Sts. , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Business, Music Facility, Restaurant
Doyle Avenue Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000104)
Doyle Ave. from N. Main St. to Hope St. , Providence
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Reeves,David Wallis
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Performing Arts, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Edgewood Historic District-- Arnold Farm Plat (added 2010 - - #10000733)
Arnold, Albert, Columbia Aves; parts of Broad St, Pawtuxet Ave, Narragansett Blvd, Cranston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Edgewood Historic District--Aberdeen Plat (added 2016 - - #16000833)
Cranston, Cranston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1901-1957 AD
Edgewood Historic District--Anstis Greene Estate Plats (added 2015 - - #15000497)
Cranston, Cranston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1974 AD
Edgewood Historic District--Sally Greene Homestead Plats (added 2016 - - #16000787)
Cranston, Cranston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1897-1963 AD
Edgewood Historic District--Shaw Plat (added 2013 - - #13000120)
Shaw & Marion Aves., parts of Narragansett Blvd. & Broad St., Cranston
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Edgewood Historic District--Taft Estate Plat (added 2003 - - #03001069)
Roughly bounded by Windsor Rd, Narragansett Bay, Circuit Dr. and Broad St. , Cranston
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Isham, Norman M.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Elm Tree Plat Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000829)
East Providence, East Providence
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1974 AD
Elmgrove Gardens Historic District (added 2005 - - #04001589)
Rochambeau, Morris and Cole Aves. and Fosdyke and Woodbury Sts. , Providence
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Elmwood Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004603)
Bounded by Whitemarsh, Moore, Daboll, Mawney, and Ontario Sts. and Congress, Lexington, Atlantic, and Adelaide Aves. , Providence
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Hammond,William C.,et al.
Significant Year:
1895, 1925, 1875
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Exchange Street Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000952)
Roughly along Exchange, Front and Fountain Sts. , Pawtucket
F\u00e6, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Monahan & Meikle, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Social History, Education, Engineering, Military, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Professional, Road-Related, School
Federal Street Historic District (added 2024 - - #100010921)
122, 142 & 160 Clinton Street and 1, 43, & 77 Federal Street, Woonsocket
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Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Forestdale Mill Village Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000041)
E and W along Main St. and N on Maple Ave. , North Smithfield
MGA73bot2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Foster Center Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000050)
Also known as Foster Center
Foster , Foster
MGA73bot2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Agriculture, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Freeman Plat Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000664)
Roughly bounded by Morris, Sessions, Cole and Everett Aves. , Providence
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Olmsted & Olmsted
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
French Worsted Company Mill Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000453)
153 Hamlet Ave. , Woonsocket
Marcbela, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fontaine, Walter, J.W. Bishop Company, builder
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility
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