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Date

6-1-1970

Description

Weybosset St. in Providence featuring Loew's Theater and the Beneficent Congregational Church. Loew's was threatened with demolition in 1977 and it was saved by a consortium of local businesses, foundations and government agencies. In 1978, the building reopened as the Providence Performing Arts Center. The Beneficent Congregational Church was built in 1809 by Bernard, Eddy, and John Newman and was remodeled in 1836 by Tallman & James C. Bucklin.

Notes

Bibliography: Jordy, William H, Ronald J. Onorato, and William McKenzie Woodward. Buildings of Rhode Island. Oxford: New York, 2004, pp. 43-46. Woodward, William McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, RI: Providence Preservation Society, 2003, pp. 92-94.

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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

Creator 2 Dates

1928

Creator 2 Role

Architect (Loew's)

Creator 3 Dates

1928

Creator 3 Role

Architect (Loew's)

Creator 4 Dates

1809

Creator 4 Role

Architects / Builders (The Beneficent Congregational Church)

Recommended Citation

Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

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Keywords

street scene, downtown, Providence downtown, commercial streets, Providence Performing Arts Center, religious architecture, theater, theater renovation

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