Download or read book Buildings of Rhode Island written by William H. Jordy and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhode Island is the smallest state in the union: slightly more than 1,200 square miles, 14 percent of which is taken up by the waters of Narragansett Bay. Yet this tiny enclave contains one of the richest concentrations of important historical architecture to be found anywhere in the United States. Buildings of Rhode Island, the ninth volume in the Society of Architectural Historians' Buildings of the United States series, is a guide to this heritage. Covering the state's thirty-nine cities and towns in some 900 building entries accompanied by approximately 330 illustrations and 55 maps, it combines the comprehensive approach that is a hallmark of the series with a special perspective on Rhode Island's built environment. It is one of the last works of esteemed historian of American architecture William H. Jordy, edited and updated by two of his collaborators and contributors for the volume, Ronald J. Onorato and William McKenzie Woodward. lThe volume covers not only Rhode Island's most important architecture, but also a substantial selection of lesser structures chosen for their distinction or uniqueness. It traces the legacy of nineteenth-century industrialists from their Providence mansions to the cultural and educational institutions they financed to the mills that generated their fortunes to the communities that they built (and in some cases designed) for their workers. Extensive entries on Newport's civic buildings and palatial "cottages" follow finely tuned comparisons among examples of modest vernacular building types found in villages and rural areas throughout Rhode Island. The book also tours the lighthouses, coastal fortifications, and summer enclaves of the Ocean State. The individual entries of Buildings of Rhode Island accumulate as a compelling narrative rooted in William Jordy's years of intimate association with the state and its architecture. Rich in substance, luminous and lucid in insights, his observations also have a lively immediacy that gives a sense of direct encounter with the buildings. We experience their qualities as though standing before the building, then moving around it and sometimes through it. In such a compact territory, fascinating interrelationships among building histories, including links among the architects and clients responsible for the state's building heritage, are especially evident. THE BUILDINGS OF THE UNITED STATES SERIES Sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians, Buildings of the United States is a series that the New York Times called "one of the most ambitious in publishing history." This is the ninth volume to be published; the full series will include fifty-eight volumes, organized on a state-by-state basis, that together will serve as a valuable resource for scholarship in American architectural history, teaching, preservation, and urban planning and as an indispensable guidebook for general readers interested in their architectural surroundings.

Download or read book Lost Providence written by David Brussat and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Brussat has made a significant contribution to the history of Providence. For those interested in that history, Lost Providence is a real find. Providence Journal Providence has one of the nation's most intact historic downtowns and is one of America's most beautiful cities. The history of architectural change in the city is one of lost buildings, urban renewal plans and challenges to preservation. The Narragansett Hotel, a lost city icon, hosted many famous guests and was demolished in 1960. The American classical renaissance expressed itself in the Providence National Bank, tragically demolished in 2005. Urban renewal plans such as the Downtown Providence plan and the College Hill plan threatened the city in the mid-twentieth century. Providence eventually embraced its heritage through plans like the River Relocation Project that revitalized the city's waterfront and the Downcity Plan that revitalized its downtown. Author David Brussat chronicles the trials and triumphs of Providence's urban development.

Download or read book Views of Buildings in Rhode Island written by Sidney Smith Rider and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book PPS AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture written by William McKenzie Woodward and published by . This book was released on 2003-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architectural Guide with eleven walking and driving tours.

Download or read book Buildings on Paper written by William H. Jordy and published by Providence, R.I. : Bell Gallery, List Art Center, Brown University. This book was released on 1982 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rhode Island Public Buildings Authority written by Rhode Island. Office of the Auditor General and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Collection of Rhode Island Architecture from the National Park Service Historic American Buildings Survey Records Collection of Rhode Island Architecture from the National Park Service Historic American Buildings Survey Records written by National Parks Service, Historic American Buildings Survey and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Collection of Rhode Island architecture from the National Park Service Historic American Buildings Survey records contains data sheets, photographs, and architectural drawings related to historical buildings in Rhode Island with the majority located in Providence. The majority of records and images are copies of originals housed at the Library of Congress, however, additional photographic prints by Mary Gowdy of the Providence Preservation Society are included.

Download or read book The Architectural Heritage of Newport Rhode Island written by Antoinette Forrester Downing and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Rhode Island State Building Code written by Rhode Island. State Building Code Standards Committee and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Legacy to Save Or Lose written by Rhode Island. General Assembly. Special Legislative Commission to Study the Entire Area of Preservation of Rhode Island Historic Buildings and Properties and to Make Recommendations Therefor and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rhode Island State Building Code Annual Report written by Rhode Island. State Building Code Standards Committee and published by . This book was released on 1981* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Year book of the Rhode Island Chapter American Institute of Architects written by American Institute of Architects. Rhode Island Chapter and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Old Providence written by Merchants National Bank of Providence and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of facts and traditions about the historic buildings and sites in Providence, Rhode Island. It covers a variety of topics, including churches, schools, historic houses, and other notable places in the city. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of Providence and New England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book 2016 Rhode Island Building Code written by International Code Council and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: