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Date
Fall 10-1980
Description
The Westminster Street end of the Providence Arcade (1828) by Russell Warren and James Bucklin and built for Cyrus Butler. Also known as “Butler’s Folly.” Derived ultimately from the Burlington Arcade of 1818 in London, which influenced two new world Arcades in New York and Philadelphia in the early 1820s, the Providence Arcade has always suffered from lack of occupancy. In the interior, three levels of shops are united by a glass roof and classical details.
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Creator 2 Role
architect
Creator 3 Role
architect
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Keywords
downtown; streets; Arcades; Greek Revival
Notes
Woodward, PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture (Providence, 2003) 85. See also Woodward, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historical Resources. Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986, pp. 108-109.