Slide Title

Aerial View of Roger Williams Park

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College
H.W.S. Cleveland

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Date

Spring 5-8-1985

Description

Seen here is an aerial view of Roger Williams Park which was named after the founder of Providence, Roger Williams. The park evolved from a 100 acre parcel that Betsy Williams gave to the city in 1871. Today the park is a 430 acre public park. The park’s architect was H.W.S. Cleveland.

Notes

Jordy, Buildings of Rhode Island, (Oxford, 2004), 132-134.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Creator 2 Role

Landscape Architect

Building Type

Park

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

Recommended Citation

Smolski, Chet and Cleveland, H.W.S., "Aerial View of Roger Williams Park" (1985). Smolski Images. 125.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/125