2019 Preservation Advocacy Survey
As we journey forward into the new year, PPS is proud to continue our work to advocate for historic preservation...
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Thursday, January 24
As we journey forward into the new year, PPS is proud to continue our work to advocate for historic preservation...
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The City Plan Commission found the zoning changes inappropriate. The City Council’s own Ordinance Committee voted against the changes–TWICE–following an...
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Tickets Now on Sale! Tickets Now on Sale! Join PPS for the Party of the Year! The 2019 Winter Bash:...
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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.