2019 Trip to Detroit: Modernism in the Machine Age
In September of last year, we spent three days in Detroit with 30 PPS members. Everyone raved about it and...
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Help PPS advocate for an even better Providence!
In September of last year, we spent three days in Detroit with 30 PPS members. Everyone raved about it and...
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Our Executive Director, Brent Runyon, is highlighted in “The Preserver,” East Side Monthly’s February cover story. The article explores his...
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The 2019 MEP List was announced on Thursday, January 24 at the PPS Annual Meeting. Ten properties are listed this...
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On Thursday, January 24, Tom Mayes, Vice President and Senior Counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, delivered a...
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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.