Slide Title
Preview
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.
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). Smolski Images. 70.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/70
Keywords
aerial, Roger Williams Park, public spaces, urban parks, neighborhoods
Notes
Woodward, PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture (Providence, 2003), 145-147.