Three houses on Angell Street are once again in danger of demolition. 209, 211, and 217 Angell Street have drawn much concern and controversy on the East Side over the years as developer Ed Bishop proposed the location for the Smart Hotel. This proposal would have resulted in a six-story boutique hotel with no parking…
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And a Racial Schism within the Rhode Island Women’s Club After the successful fight to desegregate Rhode Island public schools in 1866, the Meeting Street primary school continued to serve as a de-facto segregated school for children of color living in the neighborhood, and Elizabeth Howland Smith remained on as its principal and lead teacher….
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Mount Pleasant High School was built in 1938 by the Public Works Administration as an expression of public investment and optimism about the future of Providence. Over the last eight decades, the school has continued to serve the community as both an educational and civic resource, and the impressive Collegiate Gothic-style building lends the immediate…
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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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