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Woonsocket Depot, Woonsocket, R.I.
Designed for the Providence and Worcester Railroad, the Woonsocket Depot is an elaborately decorated brick building which was the finest on-line passenger depot on the P&W line. It replaced the original 1847 depot (which was destroyed by fire) in…
Union Village, Woonsocket, R.I.
Union Village was originally named Bank Village, and was the site of the first bank in northern Rhode Island,in 1805. The area was part of the original Edward Inman-John Mowry purchase from the Native Americans in 1666. Richard Arnold Jr. settled in…
Post Office, Woonsocket, R.I.
The former U.S. Post Office was built beginning in 1910 and completed in 1912. The Beaux Arts Classical styled building was designed by J.K. Taylor, Architect of the Treasury. The building was constructed in the old downtown business district and was…
McCarthy's Store, Woonsocket, R.I.
McCarthy Dry Goods Company was founded in 1889. In 1914, McCarthy's opened a new six-floor department store at Depot Square which featured 45 specialty departments. Located at the corner of Main and Court Street, this is now the site of City Hall…
Court St. Bridge and business center from Court House, Woonsocket, R.I.
For more information on the Court St. Bridge, please see Blackstone River from Old Hamlet Bridge, Woonsocket, R.I.
Court House, Woonsocket, R.I.
The Courthouse was built in 1894 in a Romanesque style by William Walker & R.W. Howard with work also done by William Norton & Allaie.
Central Police Station, Woonsocket, R.I.
A view of the Central Police Station in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
The Union Station and its Surroundings, Providence, R.I.
Union Station describes two distinct defunct train stations in Providence, Rhode Island. The original Union Station was Providence's first, opening in 1847 to accommodate the needs of the newly thriving city. It was considered "a brilliant example of…
Union Station showing Burnside Statue, Providence, R.I.
Another view of Union Station. Please see The Union Station and its Surroundings, Providence, R.I. view card for additional information.
The Burnside Statue is of Ambrose Burnside, a general in the American Civil War from Rhode Island. It was cast…
State House, Providence, R.I.
The current State House is Rhode Island's seventh state house and the second in Providence after the Old Rhode Island State House. It was designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White and constructed from 1895 to 1904. The building had…