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Documenting Change since 2002

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  • #ArchiveRI 20
  • #DemolitionAlert 0
  • #NotInRuins 53
  • #ThenAndNow 1
  • #UrbanDecay 11
  • #UsedToBeThere 81
  • #WhatAreTheyBuilding 23

Town or State

  • Cranston, RI 6
  • East Providence, RI 5
  • Exeter, RI 1
  • Hopkinton, RI 1
  • Massachusetts 3
  • North Kingstown, RI 1
  • Pawtucket, RI 16
  • Providence, RI 129
  • Warwick, RI 5

Providence Neighborhoods

  • Charles 2
  • College Hill 10
  • Downtown Providence 37
  • East Side 19
  • Federal Hill 4
  • Fox Point/India Point 4
  • Jewelry District 8
  • North End 2
  • Olneyville/Valley 9
  • Silver Lake 2
  • Smith Hill 13
  • South Providence 8
  • West Side 11

Designers

  • ADD Inc. 1
  • Alexander Duncan 1
  • Alpheus C. Morse 1
  • Andrew Geller 1
  • Armory Revival Company 3
  • Benjamin Thompson 1
  • Cambridge Seven Associates 1
  • Castellucci, Galli & Planka Associates 1
  • Clifton Hall 1
  • Copeland and Dole 1
  • Cornish Associates 7
  • Cram & Ferguson 1
  • Curtis and Davis 1
  • Daniel F. Tully 1
  • DBVW Architects 7
  • Designer Unknown 76
  • Donald J. Prout and Associates 1
  • F. W. Mellor 1
  • Frank P. Sheldon & Son 3
  • Frederick Howe 1
  • Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. 1
  • George Waterman Cady 2
  • George B. Boyden 1
  • HDS Architecture 1
  • HOK 1
  • Howard Hoppin 1
  • Howe & Church 2
  • Humphreys & Partners Architects 1
  • Jackson, Robertson, and Adams 2
  • James Barnes 2
  • Jenks and Ballou Architects 2
  • Jose Rafael Moneo 1
  • Jung Brannen Associates 1
  • KITE Architects 3
  • Lewis Downe 1
  • Lloyd A. Baker 1
  • LRK Architects 1
  • Martin & Hall 3
  • Morris Nathanson 2
  • Murphy, Hindle & Wright 1
  • Newport Collaborative Architects 2
  • Osgood and Osgood 1
  • Parsons, Klapp, Brinckerhoff and Douglass 1
  • Perry Dean Rogers 1
  • Philemon E. Sturges 1
  • Rafael Vinoly Architects 1
  • Robinson Green Beretta 1
  • SBER 2
  • Spagnolo Gisness & Associates 1
  • Stone, Carpenter, & Sheldon 1
  • Stone, Carpenter, & Willson 3
  • Symmes Maini & McKee Associates 1
  • The Architectural Team 1
  • Thomas A. Tefft 2
  • Thomas J. Gould 1
  • Truth Box Architects 1
  • Union Studio Architecture 3
  • Walter Dorwin Teague 1
  • Walter Gropius 1
  • Warren and Gerrish 1
  • William D. Warner 2
  • William R. Walker and Son 5

Lists

  • A.I.R.’s Lead Brick List 6
  • Broadway-Armory Historic District 4
  • Brussat’s 10 Best Lost Buildings 3
  • Capital Center Parcels 6
  • Church Hill Industrial District 4
  • Did You Know? 9
  • Downtown Providence National Historic District 16
  • Exchange Street Historic District 1
  • HABS HAER 9
  • Inventory of Historic Engineering & Industrial Sites 1978 20
  • Moshassuck Square Historic District 1
  • Mysteries of the Unknown 2
  • National Register of Historic Places 45
  • North Main Street Commercial Corridor 8
  • PPS/AIA Industrial Commercial Buildings Survey 3
  • PPS Ten Most Endangered 16
  • Providence Industrial Sites 1981 15
  • Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District 1
  • Providence’s Five Industrial Wonders 3
  • Provisions Warehouse District 5
  • RI Historic Resources Archive 7
  • Wanskuck Historic District 2

Tags

  • Amusement Park 5
  • Bars, Businesses, & Restaurants 2
  • Bridges 3
  • Brown University 4
  • College Properties 10
  • Concrete 5
  • Demolition by Fire 10
  • Demolition by Neglect 27
  • Demolition by Progress 19
  • Demolition by Proposal 8
  • Demolition by Speculation 2
  • Demolition without Permit 2
  • Drive Ins 2
  • Fire Stations 4
  • Former Banks 6
  • Former/Current Hotels 4
  • Former Schools 3
  • Gas Station & Auto Repair 6
  • Historic Diner Cars 2
  • I-195 Relocation Project 3
  • Mid-century Modern 6
  • Needs History 33
  • Never Built 3
  • Restaurants and Bars 1
  • RISD 4
  • Sports Entertainment 3
  • The Superlatives 24
  • Train Stations 1
  • Vaporscraper 2
  • Vintage Views 3

Decade built

  • 1820-1829 3
  • 1830-1839 2
  • 1840-1849 4
  • 1850-1859 4
  • 1860-1869 7
  • 1870-1879 6
  • 1880-1889 9
  • 1890-1899 15
  • 1900-1909 25
  • 1910-1919 10
  • 1920-1929 14
  • 1930-1939 6
  • 1940-1949 8
  • 1950-1959 8
  • 1960-1969 7
  • 1970-1979 5
  • 1990-1999 2
  • 2000-2009 14
  • 2010-2019 3

Date added

  • 2002 14
  • 2003 29
  • 2004 46
  • 2005 19
  • 2006 13
  • 2007 8
  • 2008 3
  • 2010 8
  • 2011 3
  • 2012 2
  • 2018 1
  • 2020 10
  • 2021 5

Date of demolition

  • 1910 1
  • 1937 1
  • 1938 1
  • 1971 1
  • 1979 1
  • 1983 1
  • 1984 1
  • 1985 1
  • 1989 2
  • 1990 1
  • 1998 3
  • 2001 3
  • 2002 3
  • 2003 2
  • 2004 2
  • 2005 7
  • 2006 4
  • 2007 2
  • 2008 5
  • 2009 3
  • 2010 1
  • 2011 6
  • 2012 5
  • 2013 1
  • 2014 7
  • 2015 1
  • 2017 1
  • 2018 1
  • 2019 1
  • 2020 2

A Few Things About ArtInRuins

What is ArtInRuins?

ArtInRuins (A.I.R.) started in 2002 to track the redevelopment and destruction of mill buildings in Providence. It expanded to include historic properties, new construction, homes, and other structures in northern RI. More about A.I.R. / Statistics

How can I support A.I.R.?

ArtInRuins is not a non-profit entity, but it does accept monetary donations to support the infrastructure (servers). A.I.R. volunteers keep the information current and add more. Your anecdotes help tell the stories behind these places and why they are so important. Have photos to contribute? Submit them.

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