From Category: Announcements

Call for Papers: Providence Modern Symposium
On Friday, October 10 as part of a week-long Festival of Modern Design, Providence Preservation Society is organizing a one-day symposium titled Providence Modern (1945-1995): Architecture, Design, Planning, Culture. The purpose of… By PPS Staff

Introducing the Atlantic Mills Anthology
PPS launched a special website dedicated to Atlantic Mills with reported stories, essays, photographs, and a timeline of the Mills’ history from 1852 through last week, when the sale of the building was finalized.… By Katy Pickens
Providence Preservation Society Announces Sale of Historic Shakespeare’s Head Property to the Center for Reflective History
A New Social History and Research Project Planned for the 1772 Building on College Hill May 29, 2025 – On May 28, the historic Shakespeare’s Head building, located at 21 Meeting Street in… By Katy Pickens

PPS Restarts Sale of Shakespeare’s Head Building
Providence Preservation Society Paused the Sale of Shakespeare’s Head in May to Investigate the Building’s Connection to Slavery and the Underground Railroad Commissioned Research Reveals New History of Enslaved People Who Lived… By PPS Staff
PPS Pauses Sale of Shakespeare’s Head Building
Providence Preservation Society Pauses Intended Sale of Shakespeare’s Head Building to Investigate the Building’s Connection to Slavery and the Underground Railroad 1772 Building Was Home to Enslaved African Americans in the 1770s… By
What’s next for the Shakespeare’s Head building?
PPS to Issue a Request for Proposals in April for the Purchase of the Shakespeare’s Head Building. PPS has owned the historic building since 2015 – seeks a new steward to preserve… By PPS Staff
Meet Our Community Heritage Scholar Marco McWilliams
Better and more complete storytelling is a pillar of PPS’s strategic plan, and there’s no better place to begin than our historic office building and immediate neighborhood. Here on Meeting and Benefit… By
2024 Most Endangered Places Announced
PPS assembles this annual list to bring attention to vulnerable places and heritage across the city that are of architectural, historic, or cultural significance. Previously known as the “Most Endangered Properties List,”… By