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The Customhouse Historic District is a historic district encompassing fifteen historic buildings in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.The district is bounded by Westminster, Exchange, Dyer, Pine, and Peck Streets, and includes eight buildings associated with the important functions of the business center Providence became in the mid-to-late 19th century.
An engraving depicting Exchange Place in 1886. Kennedy Plaza has seen numerous transformations over the 19th and 20th centuries. [3] According to architectural historian William McKenzie Woodword, the site is Providence's "most constantly reworked space, and fully interpreting its history would fill a book that could be a landmark in understanding American urbanism."
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 ...
Providence's first federal building and custom house, built in the Italianate style, was constructed 1855-1857. As the city grew, the need for more space became apparent. In 1908, a new courthouse, post office, and custom house building in the Beaux Arts style was erected at the northeast end of Exchange Place Mall (now Kennedy Plaza).
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]
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.
Angelo's Civita Farnese is a popular Italian restaurant in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. [1] Founded in 1924, it is known as much for its atmosphere as for its food. [2] The seating is family-style. Ownership of the restaurant has remained in the same family since it opened.