Tag: Providence Preservation Society
Providence City Plan Commission approves 2 mixed-use developments
PROVIDENCE – The City Plan Commission approved two major land development projects on Tuesday afternoon, one located in Upper South Providence and one in Wayland...
18 Providence art nonprofits share $2.5M in ARPA funds
PROVIDENCE – Eighteen arts and culture-based nonprofits will share $2.5 million in grants from the city’s federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, Mayor Jorge...
Teaching the trades that preserve history
The request sounded simple enough: repair a heating and ventilation system stymied by a broken fan. But when The Armory Revival Co. recently fielded...
Dezube buys ‘last great estate’ in Providence for $4M, plans condos
PROVIDENCE – Often described as the “the last great estate” in Providence, a two-lot property featuring a historic manor, a renovated carriage house building...
Omni Group gains approval for Citizens Bank annex building apartments
PROVIDENCE – Developer The Omni Property Group Inc. received preliminary plan approval Tuesday for an apartment project in a century-old Citizens Bank building on...
Omni Group adds a floor to Citizens Bank building apartment project
PROVIDENCE – The developers behind a residential project at the site of the former Citizens Bank in Providence are now planning an 8,333-square-foot third-story...
Historic home on College Hill sells for $1.5M
PROVIDENCE – A historic home on College Hill that was once owned by a successful olive oil merchant – the benefactor behind the Temple...
Five Questions With: Rachel C. Robinson
The Providence Preservation Society recently released its 2022 Most Endangered Properties list in an effort to shine a light on the city’s places of...
Providence Preservation Society lists 2022 most endangered properties
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society Monday released its 2022 Most Endangered Properties List during its 64th annual meeting held virtually.
The list highlights places...
Five Questions With: Brent Runyon
The Providence Preservation Society since 1956 has served as a watchdog for development projects that would demolish or otherwise degrade the city’s most historically...