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November 21, 2019 The Providence Preservation Society will celebrate outstanding work in historic preservation, design, and planning at an awards dinner on Thursday, November 21 at the Providence Public Library. We welcome your help in identifying projects that have brought new life to buildings and neighborhoods in our historic city, and we look forward to…
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A Providence landmark has made the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual list of threatened
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May is Preservation Month, and PPS is celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Old Brick School House! In honor of this occasion, we are excited to launch of the public phase of our Power of Preservation Education Campaign. In its first major campaign of the decade, PPS is raising over $1 million to: Create preservation…
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We are excited to announce details of our October 17-21 Heritage Travel program in New Orleans, Louisiana: Creativity in the Crescent City! PPS offers heritage travel opportunities designed to build relationships among members and provide education about the challenges faced and techniques used by preservation advocates in other communities. Join us in New Orleans this…
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In September of last year, we spent three days in Detroit with 30 PPS members. Everyone raved about it and we had a waiting list after the trip filled up, so we are doing it again! Based on feedback from last year, we’ve added an extra night and included more time for exploration of the…
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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 career in historic preservation, his activities and accomplishments during his time at PPS, and his perspective on the preservation and development issues currently facing our city. Read the article online here.
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The 2019 MEP List was announced on Thursday, January 24 at the PPS Annual Meeting. Ten properties are listed this year spanning an impressive four centuries. Each year, PPS intends to use the list to draw positive attention to local endangered properties to hasten their restoration and minimize their threats. We encourage you to visit…
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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 unprecedented second public hearing to accommodate the developer’s schedule, or strategy. Mayor Elorza intervened with his veto power due to concerns over the project. And yet, on Thursday 10 members of the City Council overrode…
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