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Biennially, the Providence Preservation Society recognizes projects, people, and initiatives that contribute to the organization’s mission and vision for Providence. Awards are selected by an independent jury and the PPS Board of Trustees. As an organization that celebrates a range of interventions, from small to large, we encourage everyone to consider submitting an award nomination….
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Are you considering a career in the building trades? Do you have basic construction skills and want to learn more about how craftspeople preserve Rhode Island’s historic buildings? If so, read on! PPS offers a paid eight-week program (August 1-September 23, 2022) that provides on-the-job training in the historic building trades. Participants will be paired…
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As a fellow in the 2021 Nonprofit Innovation Lab, hosted by the Social Enterprise Greenhouse, members of the Providence Preservation Society team spent eight months carefully crafting and honing a plan that would further advance our existing trades training and workforce development programs. In front of a panel of judges, broadcast on Rhode Island PBS,…
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PPS’s Strategic Plan Since 1956, PPS has played an important role in the preservation and revitalization of the city. We have innovated the practice of historic preservation, establishing a reputation as a national thought-leader in our field. Upon our founding, we piloted a model for urban renewal that included historic preservation as a core tenet,…
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Click Here to Order Because of the overwhelming success of our sale of the keepsake ornaments of the Superman Building last year, we’ve decided to make it a new PPS tradition. We’re excited to announce that this year’s limited-edition ornament features the iconic Cranston Street Armory! Click here to place your order. Ornaments are $30…
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All-Access Symposium Pass / $20 (Full schedule + a la carte registration below) Housing and historic preservation go hand in hand. Some of the preservation movement’s earliest efforts were protecting the homes of prominent figures, and today’s preservation nonprofits are still largely associated with historic home markers and house tours. But as the United States…
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PPS is excited to have a robust cohort of 2021 summer interns assisting us with a wide variety of historic preservation projects! Marin joins us through the Brown Swearer Center’s community engagement summer internship program. Where are you from and what are you studying? I’m originally from Providence. I now study Environmental Studies and Urban…
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PPS is excited to have a robust cohort of 2021 summer interns assisting us with a wide variety of historic preservation projects! Debbie was selected as our Preservation Scholar, an internship opportunity that offers paid career exploration for students from backgrounds underrepresented in cultural heritage careers. Where are you from and what are you studying?…
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