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Providence Public Library
National Register Lower South Providence
A library on Prairie Ave, in the middle of things: 120 places within a five-minute walk. One of 306 town & public services in Providence.
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On the National Register since 1998
South Providence Branch-Providence Public Library
South Providence Branch-Providence Public Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1998. It is significant for its education, social history and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Colonial Revival. It was listed as part of Branch Buildings of Providence Public Library MPS.
South Providence Library—A Community Library of Providence is an historic branch library building at 441 Prairie Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. 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 al…
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Address441 Prairie Ave · 02905-2028
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NeighborhoodLower South Providence
Phone(401) 455-8005
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Address
441 Prairie Ave
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Not set
Phone
(401) 455-8005
Website
http://www.provlib.org
Status
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.