The Crook Point Bascule Bridge is an object with a great deal of historic, cultural and artistic significance to the community. With the rail infrastructure in downtown Providence nearly erased, the Crook Point Bridge is a tangible reminder of the railroad network that shipped goods around the world, helping Providence achieve status as one of…
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November 21, 2019 The Providence Preservation Society will celebrate outstanding work in historic preservation, design, and planning at an awards dinner on Thursday, November 21 at the Providence Public Library. We welcome your help in identifying projects that have brought new life to buildings and neighborhoods in our historic city, and we look forward to…
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In 2019, as a part of our Sites and Stories Explored Through Community Engaged Art and Scholarship project, PPS unveiled five original artistic works that explored hidden and layered narratives of several endangered historic sites in Providence. We selected five artists and artist teams to create new works related to four sites that are featured…
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A Providence landmark has made the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual list of threatened
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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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Our Executive Director, Brent Runyon, is highlighted in “The Preserver,” East Side Monthly’s February cover story. The article explores his career in historic preservation, his activities and accomplishments during his time at PPS, and his perspective on the preservation and development issues currently facing our city. Read the article online here.
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