Slide Title

State House

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College
McKim, Mead & White

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Description

In this aerial, the Rhode Island State House is seen. This magnificent building was designed by McKim, Mead and White between 1891 and 1902. This impressive building is located on Smith Street. William H. Jordy considers the State House to be “a key monument of the American Renaissance”.

Notes

Woodward, PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture (Providence, 2003), 107-109.

Jordy, Buildings of Rhode Island (Providence, 2004), 122-124.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Creator 2 Role

Architects

Subject Headings

Urban development-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Aerial photography in city planning-- Rhode Island-- Providence; City planning-- Rhode Island-- Providence; Land use, Urban-- Rhode Island-- Providence

Country Name

United States of America

Region Name

Rhode Island

City Name

Providence

Street Address

90 Smith St.

Recommended Citation

Smolski, Chet and McKim, Mead & White, "State House" (2011). Smolski Images. 119.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/119