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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 and 1780s and May Have Been a Stop on the Underground Railroad in the 19th Century. The Shakespeare’s Head building (1772) at 21…
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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 and maintain one of Providence’s colonial treasures. In April, Providence Preservation Society (PPS) will invite proposals to purchase the Shakespeare’s Head building (1772),…
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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,” and now called the Most Endangered Places List, this name change better reflects the diversity of place-based heritage in Providence. Nominated by members…
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A message from Warren Jagger, Board President: I am excited to share with you the appointment of the Society’s new Executive Director, Marisa Angell Brown. Marisa comes to PPS most recently from Rhode Island School of Design’s Center for Complexity, where she has served as Associate Director since 2022. Prior to her work at RISD,…
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Starting in 2018, with the help of many dedicated student interns, and grant support from Historic New England and the Herman H. Rose Fund, PPS worked to digitize our extensive photographic slide collection. These slides document Providence architecture from the 1950s-90s and demonstrate how our city developed and changed during the latter half of the…
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As part of our educational mission, PPS nearly always has student interns in the office assisting with special projects and learning about historic preservation advocacy in Providence. Meet the cohort of hard-working interns who contributed to PPS’ work this summer! Colin Prancl is from Voorheesville, New York and is a rising senior pursuing a major…
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Nominations for our annual Most Endangered Properties List are officially open! We need YOU to nominate important heritage resources that you are concerned about. Providence has twenty-five neighborhoods filled with beautiful architecture that make it the city we know and love. For decades, our annual list has advocated for buildings at risk due to neglect,…
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This is my last message to you, our closest friends and supporters. As I reflect on my nearly ten years at PPS, I am very proud of what we’ve accomplished together. Your engagement has made everything possible. The knowledge of what we are doing to preserve Providence’s historic places, press for quality new buildings, elevate…
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