Slide Title

Triple-Deckers on Eaton St.

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Description

First appearing in the 1890s, these three unit apartments began to emerge as a popular dwellings for the growing population. This three-story building consists of three identical living units, with one on each floor. While most were designed for lower-income families, some emerged for middle-income families around Elmwood and the East Side. This housing style dominated inner city neighborhoods of Providence around this time.

Notes

Wm. McKenzie Woodward and Edward F. Sanderson, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historical Resources. Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986, pp. 87.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Building Type

Triple-decker

Subject Headings

Rental housing -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Dwellings -- Rhode Island -- Providence;

Country Name

United States of America

Region Name

Rhode Island

City Name

Providence

Recommended Citation

Smolski, Chet, "Triple-Deckers on Eaton St." (2011). Smolski Images. 178.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/178