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May is Preservation Month, and PPS is celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Old Brick School House! In honor of this occasion, we are excited to launch of the public phase of our Power of Preservation Education Campaign. In its first major campaign of the decade, PPS is raising over $1 million to: Create preservation…
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We are excited to announce details of our October 17-21 Heritage Travel program in New Orleans, Louisiana: Creativity in the Crescent City! PPS offers heritage travel opportunities designed to build relationships among members and provide education about the challenges faced and techniques used by preservation advocates in other communities. Join us in New Orleans this…
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In September of last year, we spent three days in Detroit with 30 PPS members. Everyone raved about it and we had a waiting list after the trip filled up, so we are doing it again! Based on feedback from last year, we’ve added an extra night and included more time for exploration of the…
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The 2019 MEP List was announced on Thursday, January 24 at the PPS Annual Meeting. Ten properties are listed this year spanning an impressive four centuries. Each year, PPS intends to use the list to draw positive attention to local endangered properties to hasten their restoration and minimize their threats. We encourage you to visit…
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Fane Tower returns to the City Council Ordinance Committee on Monday, October 22! Citizens, community leaders, and elected officials have all recognized why the zoning changes required for the proposed tower are not in the best interests of the city or its residents. The meeting takes place at 5:30 pm at the City Council Chamber….
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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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For ten years, PPS has produced the Providence Symposium, an annual program that stimulates conversation around important topics. This year, the Symposium is scheduled for November 1-3. Click here for more information on this year’s event. If you are interested in being a sponsor, please contact Angela Kondon to learn more.
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In honor of its 50th anniversary, the Providence Preservation Society paid tribute to fifty influential people and organizations to preservation in Providence with its 50th Hall of Fame program. Hall of Fame members were honored on Thursday, May 4, 2006, at an awards ceremony and reception at the Rhode Island State House. PPS’s 50th Anniversary Pioneers List is dedicated to the individuals…
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