Providence College “Strive” housing makes PPS 2024 Most Endangered Places List – (updated)

A black and white photo of a row of houses on a snowy street, featured on the endangered properties list.

The Providence Preservation Society assembles an annual list of “most endangered places” to bring attention to vulnerable places and heritage across the city that are of architectural, historic, or cultural significance. Previously known as the “Most Endangered Properties List,” and now called the Most Endangered Places List, this name change better reflects the diversity of…

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In the Arena: Brent Runyon, former director, Providence Preservation Society

A man named Joe Paolino Jr. standing in front of an old building with graffiti on it.

Photo: Providence Preservation Society, Facebook This week Joe Paolino Jr. interviews Brent Runyon, the Executive Director of the Providence Preservation Society as he prepares to leave Rhode Island. They talk about his time here and his proudest accomplishments. Paolino refers to Runyon as a man of deep integrity and vision. His one regret? The Cranston…

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Lessons from the Fane ouster – David Brussat

hope fane tower

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Lower portions of Hope Point Tower, which would have risen 600 feet in a 100-foot zone. The so-called Hope Point Tower threat is gone, done in by inflationary costs and a dodgy market. Lessons from this interlude abound, chiefly that neighborhood opposition to poorly conceived proposals…

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