Slide Title

Roger Williams Park in South Elmwood

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski

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Date

1-1-1985

Description

In 1871, Betsey Williams, great-great-grandaughter of Providence founder Roger Williams, gave the city the 102 acre tract of land with the provision that the land be used for a park or cemetery and that a memorial to Roger WIlliams be included. It was constructed in the 1880s. The I-95/R.I. 10 interchange appears prominently to the center left.

RIAMCO Link

Finding Aid on RIAMCO to Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications

Notes

Woodward, PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture (Providence, 2003), 145-147.

Rights

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Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Building Type

Park

Building Style

Landscape

Themes

Urban Parks

Subject Headings

Aerial photography in land use -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Roger Williams Park (Providence, R.I.); Urban parks -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Public spaces -- Rhode Island -- Providence; United States Highway 95 (Rhode Island); Rhode Island Highway 10 (Providence); South Elmwood (Providence, R.I.); Neighborhoods -- Rhode Island -- Providence

Country Name

United States of America

Region Name

Rhode Island

City Name

Providence

Street Address

950 Elmwood Ave.

Recommended Citation

Smolski, Chet, "Roger Williams Park in South Elmwood" (1985). Browse All. 70.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/70