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Location of Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-388, "Providence Union Station, Exchange Terrace, Providence, Providence County, RI", 23 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. RI-23, " Promenade Street Interlocking Tower, Promenade Street between Union Station & East Side Tunnel Viaduct ", 6 ...
The Exchange Street Historic District is an industrial and civic historic district roughly along Exchange, Front and Fountain Streets in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.The 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) area is located just north of Pawtucket's downtown, and includes seven buildings and the Exchange Street Bridge, which spans the Blackstone River.
It is bounded on the east by Canal Street and the Providence River, to the north by Smith Street, to the west by Interstate 95, and to the south by Henderson Street. The highway serves as a physical barrier between the city's commercial core and neighborhoods of Federal Hill , West End , and Upper South Providence .
Before the current building was erected, the site was the location of the six-story Butler Exchange Building. Located at 55 Exchange Place and constructed in 1872, the land was purportedly deeded by the heirs of the original Samuel Butler. [5] Due to address changes across the city, by 1913 it bore the address 123 Westminster. [6]
[3] [5] The Hospital District, a non-residential area within Upper South Providence is similarly unrecognized. The oldest, highest density neighborhoods are either those close to Downtown or proximate to the Woonasquatucket River, which provided a power source for early industrialization in Manton, Hartford, and Olneyville. More distant ...
The Rhode Island Convention Center is an exposition center in downtown Providence, RI. Opened in 1993, [ 1 ] it is the largest convention center in Rhode Island, with about 130,000 square feet (12,000 m 2 ) of exhibition space, including a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m 2 ) exhibit hall.
Kennedy Plaza, the main hub for RIPTA bus service, is located one-quarter mile (0.4 km) to the south along Exchange Street. RIPTA routes R-Line, 3, 4, 51, 54, 58, 66, and 72 stop at the south side of Providence station on Park Row; routes 50, 55, 56, and 57 stop on Gaspee Street on the north side of the station.