Posts Tagged ‘east side of providence’
Real Estate in RI: Historic Wayland Square colonial sells for $1.946M, Residential Properties
RPL Completes Sale of Historic Wayland Square Colonial Residential Properties Ltd. announced the sale of 149 President Avenue on Providence’s East Side for $1,946,000. RPL Sales Associate Jim DeRentis represented the seller as the listing agent and RPL Sales Associate Paula Morrison represented the buyer as the selling agent in this transaction. According to State-Wide…
Read MoreReal Estate in RI: Historic East Side home sells for $3M+ – Rebecca Mayer, Compass
The Zechariah Chaffee Jr House ca. 1888, at 169 Hope Street on the East Side of Providence, sits on just over half an acre atop College Hill. With original architectural details preserved, this home has 6 bedrooms, 4 full & 1 half baths, hardwoods, and over 4,500 square feet of living space. Compass announced the…
Read MoreAnother one bites the dust – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: The IGA at the bottom of Pitman Street, in Providence. Stop & Shop, owner of Eastside Marketplace (or, to many of its longtime shoppers, the IGA, Independent Grocers Alliance), will shut down the market on or before Nov. 2. That is a shame and a…
Read MoreRestaurants going away faster these days – a few leave strong memories behind – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: Andrea’s Facebook page Andreas Restaurant has reigned for decades as the favorite dining establishment on the East Side of Providence, R.I. Maybe not the best restaurant east of the Providence River, but surely the best on Thayer Street, often considered the Main Street of Brown…
Read MoreBad advice for Wayland Square – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Wayland Square, named for Brown University’s fourth president, on land owned long ago by one of its founders, Moses Brown, is one of the most delightful neighborhoods in the city of Providence. It has fine shops and restaurants, and hundreds of elegant single-family houses,…
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