THE BROWN FACULTY CLUB building, at 1 Magee St. in Providence, is the most notable building on the street. City Councilman Sam Zurier has introduced a resolution to rename the street Bannister Street. / COURTESY ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CLUBS
PROVIDENCE – A Providence City Councilman has introduced a resolution that would rename Magee Street in College Hill, named for a former slave trader. The proposed name, Bannister Street, would recognize Christiana and Edward Bannister, an African-American business woman and her artist husband. The original street name recognizes William Fairchild Megee, who owned several ships…
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