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Description
Historic houses on northern Benefit Street. Benefit Street runs north to south of the community’s 18th century center at Market Square. in the late 1950s, many of the houses on this street were about to be torn down but were saved, thanks to the Providence Preservation Society and Mrs. Antoinette Downing. Today they stand restored.
Subject Headings
Aerial photography in city planning -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Urban renewal -- Rhode Island -- Providence; City planning -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Land use, Urban -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Providence Station (Providence, R.I.); Capital Center (Providence, R.I.)
Country Name
United States of America
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Benefit Street, Historic Homes" (2015). Browse All. 963.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/963
Keywords
city planning; land use; urban renewal; urban development; Providence Station; railroad stations; Capital Center
