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

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

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