Davol Square ( ) is a historic area within the
Jewelry District of
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...
. It is located at the intersection of Point Street and Eddy Street.
Description
The historic
Davol Rubber Company
The Davol Rubber Company ( ) is a historic industrial site at Davol Square, at Point and Eddy Streets in Providence, Rhode Island.
The building was constructed in 1880 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is located a ...
complex is located at the norther corner of the intersection. The complex consists of interconnected brick buildings constructed between 1880 and 1913 for rubber and medical device manufacturing.
In the 1980s, the complex was renovated by Beckman, Blydenburgh & Associates for use as a
mixed-use
Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to so ...
office and shopping center; the complex reopened under the name Davol Square Marketplace. In the 2000s and 2010s, the complex was converted to commercial office space.
Brown University owns a portion of the complex.
South Street Landing is situated north of the Davol Rubber Company complex along Eddy Street. Constructed as an electrical power generation plant, the building has since been redeveloped. It is now used as an administrative office and academic facility by a number of local universities. The property is owned by
Ventas which additionally owns a stake in the Davol Rubber Company complex.
In 2005, a building located at the foot of the
Point Street Bridge was demolished after its foundation was severely damaged during the construction of the Narragansett Bay Commission's combined sewer overflow project.
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The Manchester Street Power Plant is located at the southeast corner of the intersection. The structure's three tall stacks are visible from many parts of the city.
The 1880 Simmons Building is located at the southwest corner of the intersection.
See also
*Neighborhoods in Providence
The city of Providence, Rhode Island has 25 official neighborhoods.
* Blackstone
* Charles
* College Hill
* Downtown
* Elmhurst
* Elmwood
* Federal Hill
* Fox Point
* Hartford
* Hope (Summit)
* Lower South Providence
* Manton
* Mount ...
* Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District
References
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Squares in Providence, Rhode Island