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On Thursday, January 24, Tom Mayes, Vice President and Senior Counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, delivered a keynote lecture on “Why Old Places Matter” at our 61st Annual Meeting. Mr. Mayes is the author of many articles relating to, and has lectured widely on, preservation easements, shipwreck protection, historic house museums, accessibility,…
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New Member Welcome Reception On August 23, PPS hosted our annual New Member Welcome Reception, organized by Membership Chair and Trustee Steve Coon. Attendees enjoyed balmy weather, scintillating conversation, and the beautiful colonial revival garden at Shakespeare’s Head. We are so grateful to our new members; our work would not be possible without your support!…
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Andrés Duany is a founder of the New Urbanism movement whose planning and design firm, Duany Plater-Zyberk, has been deeply involved in revitalizing downtown Providence since the early 1990s. In a guest column on n David Brussat’s Architecture Here and There blog, he writes in opposition to the Hope Point Tower proposed by developer Jason…
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Each year, PPS seeks nominations from the public for our Most Endangered Properties list. Our annual list draws attention to buildings large and small that are suffering from blight, neglect, or threat of demolition. We need your help to identify properties across the Providence landscape. Are you concerned about the future of a local building? …
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In celebration of its ongoing restoration by the Dirt Palace, this special lecture on May 23 by local author Taylor Polites explored stories from the Kendrick-Prentice-Tirocchi House, aka the Wedding Cake House. In case you were not able to attend the lecture, check out this video and learn all about this piece of Providence’s past!…
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