Brown renovates former home of artist Bannister

Brown University has completed the renovation of a historically significant home on Benefit Street, which will be sold this summer to a faculty member or employee as part of its Brown to Brown homeownership program.
Brown University has completed the renovation of a historically significant home on Benefit Street, which will be sold this summer to a faculty member or employee as part of its Brown to Brown homeownership program.

PROVIDENCE – Brown University has completed the renovation of a historically significant home on Benefit Street, which will be sold this summer to a faculty member or employee as part of its Brown to Brown homeownership program.
The house, built in 1864, was the home of noted African-American painter Edward Bannister, whose works are displayed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Bannister and his wife, Christiana, rented the house until 1899, according to Brown University.
The renovation began in April 2015 and has restored the home’s exterior to an appearance that would have resembled how it looked in the late 19th century. It has two-tone wood siding and a modernized interior.
A slideshow of the renovation progress is available on the Brown website at news.brown.edu/articles/2016/02/bannister.
The Brown University Department of Facilities Management led the renovation. Design began in April, while construction began in July. The renovation was completed in December.
McGeorge Architecture Interiors LLC, of East Greenwich, and Legacy General Contracting Inc., of Warren, were the architect and general contractor.

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