Posts Tagged ‘preservation’
St. Florian nods to history for “dear little cottage” design – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: The gracious, modest cottage at 59 Williams St., said to be from circa 1870. (PHDC) Last night’s special meeting of the Providence Historic District Commission to consider the dear little cottage at 59 Williams St., off Benefit, shows that the city’s process for development projects…
Read MoreNeighbors protecting little nook of history
by David Brussat, Architecture writer It may not yet be three strikes you’re out for the developers, but neighbors who want to preserve their little nook of history just off Benefit Street have persuaded the Providence Historic Preservation Commission that a plan to plop modern architecture into their midst needs more work. The commissioners asked…
Read MoreTOP STORY: 1 down, 99 to go… Providence Fire Box Redux
Your favorite – and Top Story of the Week was “1 down, 99 to go…the refurbishing of Providence Fire Boxes – with Stages of Freedom and artist Dan Mitrovic. For twenty years, Ray Rickman, executive director of Stages of Freedom, has passed a dozen century-old fireboxes on his daily College Hill walks. All of them…
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