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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

Superman Building

● Open National Register Downtown Local

A landmark on Westminster St, in the middle of things: 968 places within a five-minute walk. One of 202 history & landmarks in Providence.

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On the National Register since 1971

Arcade, The

Arcade, The

Arcade, The was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1971, and named a National Historic Landmark on May 11, 1976. It is significant for its commerce and architecture at the national level. Its architecture is described as Greek Revival and Gothic and Federal.

The Westminster Arcade (also known as the Providence Arcade, Arcade Providence, or The Arcade) is a historic shopping center at 130 Westminster Street and 65 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island erected in 1828. It is notable as the first enclosed shopping mall in the United States and has been lauded as a fine example of commercial Greek Revival architecture. It served as a shopping center for many…

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968 places within a five-minute walk of Superman Building.

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111 Westminster St

The nearest neighbor is Industrial National Bank Building, 1 min walk away.

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Address111 Westminster St · 02903
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NeighborhoodDowntown
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Address
111 Westminster St
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Website
http://savesupermanri.com
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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.

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