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Date
1-1-1977
Description
Weybosset street pictured in the late 1970s. Loews Theater and Beneficent Congregational Church can be seen. While most of Loews eventually became the site of PPAC, Beneficent is the oldest building on the block, having existed since 1809 as a separatist parish. These photographs are taken around many redesigns of downtown's streets, such as Westminster's time as a pedestrian zone, and this current indication of a one way on Weybosset.
Creator 2 Dates
1928
Creator 2 Role
Architects (Lowes)
Creator 3 Dates
1809
Creator 3 Role
Architects (Beneficent Congregational)
Creator 4 Dates
1836
Creator 4 Role
Architects (Beneficient Congregational, remodeling)
Building Type
Church, Theater
Themes
Urban Development
Subject Headings
Storefronts -- Rhode Island -- Providence; City blocks -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Streets--Design and construction; Downtown districts -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Street Address
Weybosset St
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Construction on Weybosset St: Beneficient Congregational Church and Loews Theater" (1977). Smolski Images. 969.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/969
Keywords
urban development, street scene, streetscape, Loew's State Theater, Providence Performing Arts Center, Beneficent Congregational church, religious architecture
Notes
Bibliography: Jordy, William H, Ronald J. Onorato, and William McKenzie Woodward. Buildings of Rhode Island. Oxford: New York, 2004. 43-44. Woodward, William McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, RI: Providence Preservation Society, 2003. 92-95.