Neighborhood: College Hill, Providence

Gilbane Development Company created a new student housing complex by razing nine historic homes

An amazingly dense complex of mill structures dating from the mid-1800s and in use for over 100 years before succumbing to two large fires in the midst of plans to redevelop

A quick redevelopment of two historic homes in an eroding historic district under pressure to provide “modern” student housing

A project that did not gain develepment approval will not go forward, but the demolition of these three houses will

This narrow, small footprint a hundred fifty year-old house had a prominent African-American artist as a resident for about 20 years

An almost two-century old building which has been in constant use for military-related purposes

About half of the “Mile of History,” documenting the western side of Benefit Street as it looked in 2004

A narrow home that was once owned by antique collectors and caretakers of the Bannister House next door

Nine homes on a block off Thayer Street were demolished ot make way for a large bulk of student apartments

Eight houses allowed to decay as student housing and easily demolished because of a lack of visual maintenance

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

Twin 1875-era three-story mansard houses are decaying under ownership of Brown Univesity

The existing BioMed center bounded by Brown, Meeting, Thayer, and Olive Streets got a $95M addition for a new Biomedical Research center

A modern, glassy set of student buildings on once taxable-land near the bustling Thayer Street commercial corridor

Since its acquisition in 1902, this mid-19th-century church has been studio and student activity space adjacent to the RISD Museum

A hub of student and museum activity for RISD named after the late Happy Chase, an ardent preservationist of properties along Benefit Street

One of the oldest industrial buildings in the state with a rich history that continues to this day

An almost 100 year old apartment building turned dormitory became too downtrodden to be useful.

A relatively simple carriage house down the hill from Benefit Street featuring unique architectural details and construction

In use for almost 70 years, the East Side Train tunnel burrows beneath College Hill and once connected Union Station to East Providence

21st-century modernist construction for micro-loft student housing at the base of College Hill

A contemporary, boxy building for student housing which contributes to the erosion of what was once an intact historic district

A former fire station that had its façade completely replaced by 1970, and home to independent radio station WBRU

This chalet-style 19th century Stone & Carpenter design was reivigorated in 2002 with new foundation and additional connecting buildings to expand Brown’s Hillel Center

A late 18th-century inn in the heart of Colonial Providence’s political seat

Photos captured a late 1700s grand hotel’s last days in 1941

A contemporary white box sits atop a ribbon of glass and contains a flexible set of performance spaces that can be configured in multiple ways

This 300-ton house was rotated and moved 450 feet up Olive Street in one piece over the course of three days

A small house gifted to Brown University was razed in favor of expanding the Life Sciences Building along Meeting St

A new four-story apartment building with commercial space replaces a century-old 2 1/2 story gable roof house

One the last remaining historic homes on the Thayer to Brook Street block demolished for a new structure

The first new residential facility built at RISD in 34 years offers 148 rooms to first-year students

A late 90s/early 2000s conversion of a small mill with new addition on North Main Street into luxury condos

Six new apartments in a trendy-styled contemporary building sited on a once vacant lot overlooking a historically significant part of the city

This former stable is a remnant of a larger house that was razed in the 1940s and now stands as a handsome private home

A small colonial house along Meeting St with ties to the Civil War’s “Colored” infantry and African American’s fight for equal education rights in the state

The ever changing face of Thayer Street captured whenever we can (mostly from 2004 and 2020)

Another erosion of the neighborhood fabric, moving from wood-built houses to slick “modern concept” commercial structures

4-story new construction marries a 2-story Greek Revival 150 years younger at the base of College Hill

A new addition to a old home (and the demolition of another) on historic Angell St. brings new character and more space to those that want to find their zen

A new five-story apartment building set on two adjoined lots on the edge of the Thayer Street shopping district

A 56,000 square foot center for Brown University’s international studies students

An over 200 year old house avoids demolition, but very little of its original interior remains

A quaint small cottage is delicately saved by a considerate addition and rebuild while the large lot was subdivided to support monster new construction