Fane Tower Public Hearing and Petition
Fane Tower returns to the City Council Ordinance Committee on Monday, October 22! Citizens, community leaders, and elected officials have...
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Event: November 1-3, 2018
Fane Tower returns to the City Council Ordinance Committee on Monday, October 22! Citizens, community leaders, and elected officials have...
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October marks 90 years since the iconic Industrial Trust Building first opened to the public in 1928. Although it has...
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New Member Welcome Reception On August 23, PPS hosted our annual New Member Welcome Reception, organized by Membership Chair and...
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Andrés Duany is a founder of the New Urbanism movement whose planning and design firm, Duany Plater-Zyberk, has been deeply...
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The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) was established in 1956 to respond to the proposed demolition of a number of 18th- and early 19th-century houses on College Hill. Unlike many historic preservation organizations which were formed to preserve a particular building, PPS has always been an advocate for neighborhood revitalization. From that small neighborhood group, PPS has grown into a multifaceted citywide preservation and planning organization.
Our mission is to improve Providence by advocating for historic preservation and the enhancement of the city’s unique character through thoughtful design and planning.
Learn more: About PPS | Staff | Board of Directors
PPS is a society of people getting involved in the ways they can, be it financial support or volunteerism, showing up at public hearings or organizing an event. Do you care about historic places? How about Providence’s sense of place, that special character that is hard to define but that doesn’t exist in too many other places? If you care about these things, and livable, walkable neighborhoods, a vibrant downtown, and beautiful parks and open spaces, then PPS needs you. Find the right opportunity to get involved below.