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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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After five busy and productive weeks, the second cycle of the Window and Workforce Training Program has come to a successful conclusion! Last week, the trainees reinstalled the windows they’ve been carefully repairing, reglazing, and repainting over the course of the program back into the ca. 1845 project house. As the homeowners told us, the…
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Spring is coming soon, and with it new programmatic offerings from across the city, state, and country. We encourage you to check them out! Thursday, March 4, 6 pm The Future of Cities The city is where creativity and economy, community and culture, innovation and technology all come together to flourish. With more than…
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PPS ANNOUNCES THE SPRING 2021 CYCLE OF THE WINDOW & WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) in partnership with Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island and Heritage Restoration Inc., Rhode Island Builders Association, the Providence Revolving Fund, and Red House Custom Building, is pleased to announce the launch of a paid, hands-on five-week…
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It’s the start of a new year of programming! We invite you to participate in these diverse offerings from our regional partners. Tuesday, January 12 at 5:30 pm: Bricks and Water: Frenemies Forever Hosted by KITE Architects, a PPS Partner in Preservation Christine West, AIA, Principal of KITE Architects will give an overview of brick…
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PPS is sincerely grateful to all those who participated in this year’s Providence Symposium, Whose Places Matter (and Why?). This week-long program confronted a modern historic preservation movement that came of age in the era of redlining, urban renewal, and fierce debate about the future of our cities, resulting in more deeply entrenched racial, economic,…
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Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza opens our 2020 Providence Symposium with a message about how this year’s topic — Whose Places Matter (and Why) — aligns with his top priorities as mayor.
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The modern historic preservation movement came of age in the era of redlining, urban renewal, and fierce debate about the future of our cities. This crucible of “progress” resulted in more deeply entrenched racial, economic, and philosophical divides and a preservation practice that protected the interests of the privileged and powerful. Today, we live with…
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