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Preservation, Redevelopment, and Housing in Fox Point The loss of a neighborhood is not as simple as a wrecking ball. A close look at Fox Point, just one of Providence’s many evolving neighborhoods, reveals how an entire community was steadily displaced by historic preservation practices, urban renewal, and the growth of Providence as a “college…
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Providence is home to some of the oldest housing stock in the country, and along with the charm and character that these homes bring to our city, come unique challenges and risks to those who live in and work on older homes. Lead paint represents one of the most significant of these risks, and concern…
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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, a revolutionary concept…
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Your zodiac sign can say volumes about your personality and preferences, and so too can your house. Explore some of Providence’s incredible buildings, and find the style that fits you best! We have more information on almost all of these properties on our Architecture Guide. If a certain house calls to you, give it a…
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From the desk of Brent Runyon, Executive Director of the Providence Preservation Society Over the last week, more than a dozen people forwarded me an opinion piece in the New York Times with the provocative headline “When Historic Preservation Hurts Cities.” Questions flooded in about how the Providence Preservation Society would respond and whether the…
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The 2019 Preservation Awards were held on November 21, 2019 and celebrated projects completed during the preceding two years. The Pavilion at Grace, 300 Westminster Street 60 King, 60 King Street The Winslow Building, 225 Weybosset Street Bomes Theatre, 1017 Broad Street A.T. Cross Building, 53 Warren Street Almy Street School, 14 Meader Street WaterFire…
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October marks 90 years since the iconic Industrial Trust Building first opened to the public in 1928. Although it has been unoccupied in recent years, the “Superman Building” remains one of the most recognizable structures in Rhode Island. In celebration of the occasion, this month we are highlighting the building’s history and contribution to Providence’s…
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Preservation can project and be perceived as an attitude of reactionary conservatism. Remember the broken tower clock in the movie Back to the Future, the one the local preservation society wanted to preserve “just as it is”? That’s an extreme caricature to be sure, but an all-too-often popular misconception nonetheless. The Most Endangered Properties List…
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