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Date
6-1-1970
Description
Weybosset St. in Providence featuring Loew's Theater and the Beneficent Congregational Church. Loew's was threatened with demolition in 1977 and it was saved by a consortium of local businesses, foundations and government agencies. In 1978, the building reopened as the Providence Performing Arts Center. The Beneficent Congregational Church was built in 1809 by Bernard, Eddy, and John Newman and was remodeled in 1836 by Tallman & James C. Bucklin.
Creator 2 Dates
1928
Creator 2 Role
Architect (Loew's)
Creator 3 Dates
1928
Creator 3 Role
Architect (Loew's)
Creator 4 Dates
1809
Creator 4 Role
Architects / Builders (The Beneficent Congregational Church)
Building Type
Theater
Themes
Urban Redevelopment
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
228 Weybosset St
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester; C.W.; George; and Bernard, Eddy and John Newman, "Weybosset St: Loew's Theatre and Beneficent Church" (1970). Smolski Images. 972.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/972
Keywords
street scene, downtown, Providence downtown, commercial streets, Providence Performing Arts Center, religious architecture, theater, theater renovation
Notes
Bibliography: Jordy, William H, Ronald J. Onorato, and William McKenzie Woodward. Buildings of Rhode Island. Oxford: New York, 2004, pp. 43-46. Woodward, William McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, RI: Providence Preservation Society, 2003, pp. 92-94.