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The Providence Preservation SocietyPreserve the past. Endow the future.About PPS
With a large membership, a professional staff, and countless volunteers, PPS is able to provide a broad range of services that fulfill its mission to improve the quality of life in the city of Providence through historic preservation and the enhancement of the built environment. PPS activities include the Festival of Historic Houses, advocacy, tours for school children, homeowner resources, and many other events and programs. 
PPS MARCH LECTURE March 17, 2010PLACE/DISPLACE: PROVIDENCE AND THE TWENTIETH CENTURY "Place/Displace: Providence and the Twentieth Century," by R. Tripp Evans, Ph.D., will discuss the International Style, Modernism, and the current Green Building movement in our lovely city. It will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17 in the Providence Career & Technical Academy Auditorium, 91 Fricker Street. The entrance to the auditorium is on Cranston Street; parking is available nearby. This lecture is free to PPS members, and $10 for non-members. Registration is required; please contactFor information about the March 18-19 Lecture Program, "Twentieth Century Buildings of Providence, please click here.CPC Votes 4 to 1 to “Down-Zone” the Shooters SiteThe City Plan Commission (CPC), voted on February 23rd to remove residential zoning recommendations for Shooters in both the Waterfront Plan and the College Hill, Wayland and Fox Point Neighborhood Plan. The Head of the Bay Gateway, a community group who fought hard to keep the Shooters Site public, has launched a new website to promote this effort. To view Winter Bash 2010 photos, click here.Washington Post on Downtown Providence: "Wow"On January 16, PPS Education Coordinator Kathleen McAreavey led Post travel writer Becky Krystal on a three-hour tour of Downtown Providence. Read the laudatory article here.Support our Education and Advocacy programs by donating to our Annual Appeal. 2009 Downtown Holiday FestivalTo view photos and read about the event held on December 5 click here.The American Renaissance and Providence: A Golden Age in Architecture and the ArtsClick here to view photos and read about the Symposium held on October 23-24. Children's Heritage Education Curricula
With the hope to instill a sense of appreciation for the history that survives in the architectural fabric throughout the city of Providence, the Children's Heritage Education Program was born. The program consists of guided walking tours that are based on particular themes and designed to foster an awareness of one's urban and architectural surroundings. The tours can be adapted to any age group. Click here for more information. PPS Championed in Providence Journal Op-EdRead Arnold B. Chace, Jr.'s op-ed, "PPS's Long Record of Success," here. Read about Providence in Preservation MagazineNot in My Front Yard: Providence Fights Gas Meters in Historic Areas PPS on the Rhode Show |
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Formed in 1956 to respond to the proposed demolition of a number of 18th- and early 19th-century houses on College Hill, the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) has grown from that small neighborhood group to a multifaceted citywide preservation organization.
