Photographer/Creator

Chester Smolski

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Date

6-1-1970

Description

A view of the (then called) Bradford House from Interstate 95 in Providence. Completed in 1966, the building is one of several high-rise towers that was built around the city for elderly residents. As of 2015, the building is known as the Sister Dominica Manor and has also been called Federal Hill Manor because of its location in the Federal Hill District. It stands at 175 ft tall and as of 2015, it is the 15th- tallest building in Providence.

Notes

Woodward, William M. K. Pps/aiari Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, RI: Providence Preservation Society, 2003. 187. Print.

"The Sister Dominica Manor." Emporis. Emporis. Web. 22 Dec. 2015. .

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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.

Recommended Citation

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

Keywords

elderly communities, elderly housing, highways, skyscraper, Interstate 95, Providence, RI

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