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Allin House in Barrington named to National Register of Historic Places

Economic Activity 02/19/2025

BARRINGTON – One of the town’s oldest houses has been federally recognized for its connections to Black history. The Allin House on Lincoln Avenue, one...

THE PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION Society is postponing its attempt to sell the 1772 Shakespeare’s Head Building while the group investigates the site's connection to slavery and the Underground Railroad. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Sale of Shakespeare’s Head Building halted as link to slavery, Underground...

Housing 05/23/2024

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society has paused its attempt to sell the Shakespeare’s Head Building so it can investigate evidence that the site...

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