MEP Nominations Now Open
Each year, PPS seeks nominations from the public for our Most Endangered Properties list. Our annual list draws attention to...
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Event: October 6, 2018
Each year, PPS seeks nominations from the public for our Most Endangered Properties list. Our annual list draws attention to...
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In celebration of its ongoing restoration by the Dirt Palace, this special lecture on May 23 by local author Taylor...
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For ten years, PPS has produced the Providence Symposium, an annual program that stimulates conversation around important topics. This year,...
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Since 2009, the Bomes Theater on Broad Street has been in perpetual danger of demolition – whether intentional or by...
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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.