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A small, square remnant of a much larger Riverside Mills complex remained as City property for almost 30 years before being torn down.
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An 1860s gasometer with unheroic uses for a century before being reborn as small business and community space
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A wood-frame mid-19th-century church in the heart of Broadway and Federal Hill stood until 1969, almost 100 years
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Two late-19th century houses are to be torn down in favor of a five-story mixed-use residential and commercial building in the College Hill Historic District
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A former department store turned rock club venue turned loft apartments whose conversion contributed to making Downtown Providence bustle again
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A large complex of several structures built over the course of about 50 years that remains industrial and commericial in its tenant mix
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A 150-year-old firehouse annex gets a third life as an expanded residence and art studio after a residential conversion in the 1990s
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A historic home that was not officially verified as “historic”, therefore it was unprotected from demolition by neglect
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A very early fire station was repurposed as commercial space and a twin building was built next door
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A former fire station that had its façade completely replaced by 1970, and home to independent radio station WBRU
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A striking 3-story mansard former office building for a larger manufacturing complex of woven goods turned into various small office spaces
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A handsome, symmetrical façade, Greek-revival inspired mid-19th-century mill building that seems to have always been well cared for
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An early conversion from industrial mill to residential and commercial space visible from the highway as visitors enter from Massachusetts
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A handsome, brick double house with a converted commercial space get an additional floor and apartment renovation
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As if being the center of a 1970s crime syndicate isn’t enough, this now unassuming building was once a church with a 110 foot spire
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An elaborate home decorated with “gingerbread” details and the former workshop of notable designers A. & L. Tirocchi is now a collective-run bed & breakfast & artist residency program
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This 300-ton house was rotated and moved 450 feet up Olive Street in one piece over the course of three days
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One of the first artist-led redevelopment projects post-Eagle Square, these 21 units have remained in artist’s hands, some with afforability restrictions
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A large mill complex on the West Side of Providence turns into residential lofts at the beginning of the boom
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A 19th century former volunteer firehouse turned into commercial space on a busy urban corner
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Before it was demolished and rebuilt, the Ocean House was one of the few surviving 1800s seaside resort hotels in RI
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A long industrial mill along the Atwells Avenue off ramp was home to the C.J. Fox company for 60 years before conversion to office space
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By the time we took photos, most of the main mill building had crumbled. The main building, though, is still standing and has been converted to a restaurant.
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A former rectory and apartment building turned bed and breakfast needs investment to prevent deterioration of this 150+ year old structure
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An early demolition of a large mill complex that flew under the radar in the early 2000s. Replaced by a Home Depot shopping center.
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A narrow and difficult to redevelop building languished on the Ten Most Endangered List for five years before getting a new life
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An mid-19th-century mill falters in its second life but gains a third life in the late 2010s to become residential with a boutique hotel on the same property
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The one that started a revolution. A 13 acre site, bounded by Atwells Ave, Eagle Street, and Valley Street, housing cheap artist studio space and the famous Fort Thunder arts collective.
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A recently underutilized mill building with distinctive central octoganol tower to become 225 apartments and commercial space