Slide Title
Preview

Date
January 1987
Description
From 1982-1986, the current Providence Station was built to replace the 1898 Union Station as part of a redevelopment project to free up land from a mass of train tracks that had hemmed in downtown Providence. It is much smaller than its predecessor, reflecting the diminished local role of railroad transit. Designed by Marilyn Jordan Taylor of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP, local architectural historian William McKenzie Woodward lauds the building for its aesthetics, calling its saucer dome "an obvious yet very gracious gesture toward the [RI] State House."
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Role
Architect
Creator 3 Role
Architect firm
Building Type
Train Station
Themes
Urban Development
Subject Headings
Providence Station (Providence, RI); Rhode Island State House (Providence, RI); Urban Development -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Railroad stations -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Transportation -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Street Address
Smith St.
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Rhode Island State House and Providence Station" (1987). Browse All. 24.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/24
Keywords
railroad station, Providence Station, capital city, state house, downtown
Notes
Bibliography: Woodward, W.M. McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence Preservation Society, 2003. pp. 303-304.