South Providence Library—A Community Library of Providence is an historic branch library building at 441 Prairie Avenue in
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 ...
. The main portion of the building is a single-story brick Colonial Revival structure, designed by Wallis Howe and built in 1930. Due to the constraints of the lot, Howe's otherwise standard design (used for constructing several other Providence branch libraries) was altered to place the building gable-end to the street.
The street-facing facade has been obscured by a two-level glass-faced modern addition.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1998.
See also
*
List of libraries in Rhode Island
This is a list of public and private and university libraries in Rhode Island, USA.
External links
Ocean State Libraries
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Libraries In Rhode Island
*
Libraries
Rhode Island
Libraries
A library is a collection of mat ...
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence, Rhode Island
*Rochambeau Library-Providence Community Library, Rochambeau Library-
Community Libraries of Providence*Wanskuck Library-Providence Community Library, Wanskuck Library-
Community Libraries of Providence*Smith Hill Library-Providence Community Library, Smith Hill Library-
Community Libraries of Providence*Fox Point Library-Providence Community Library, Fox Point Library-
Community Libraries of Providence*Mount Pleasant Library-Providence Community Library, Mount Pleasant Library-
Community Libraries of Providence*Olneyville Library-Providence Community Library, Olneyville Library-
Community Libraries of Providence*Washington Park Library-Providence Community Library, Washington Park Library-
Community Libraries of Providence*Robert_Knight_(industrialist)#Knight_Memorial_Library, Knight Memorial Library-
Community Libraries of Providence
References
External links
Friends of South Providence Library websiteCommunity Libraries of Providence website
Library buildings completed in 1930
Public libraries in Rhode Island
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Libraries in Providence, Rhode Island
Education in Providence County, Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
{{ProvidenceRI-struct-stub