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Date
1982
Description
Designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White and constructed from 1895 to 1904. The building is made up of 327,000 cubic feet of white Georgia marble, 15 million bricks, and 1,309 short tons of iron floor beams. The dome of the State House is the fourth-largest self-supporting marble dome in the world. On top of the dome is a gold-covered bronze statue known as the Independent Man, originally named "Hope." In this picture, Providence Station, an answer to redirect train transportation is underway, completed in 1986.
Creator 2 Role
Architects
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Architectural Firm
Creator 4 Role
Architect
Building Type
Train Station
Building Style
Post-Modernism
Themes
Urban Development
Subject Headings
Aerial photography in city planning -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Urban renewal -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Land use, Urban -- Rhode Island -- Providence; United States Highway 95 (Rhode Island); Rhode Island State House (Providence, RI); Providence Station (Providence, RI)
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Street Address
90 Smith St.
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet; McKim, Mead, & White; Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill; and Taylor, Marilyn, "Rhode Island State House and Foundation of Providence Station (aerial)" (1982). Smolski Images. 16.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/16
Keywords
aerial, highways, urban renewal, city planning, state house, train station: Providence Station, railroads, Capital Center
Notes
Bibliography: Woodward, W.M. McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence Preservation Society, 2003. pp. 107, 303-305.