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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1638/00/00 The Pequot Trail, near today's 300 Weybosset Street, crosses the floodplain of a tidal marsh.
1800/00/00

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Particulars for Downtown Providence Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Business
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Historic Use Financial Institution
Architectural Style High Victorian Gothic
Sight Category Historic District
Architectural Style Late 19th and early 20th century american movements
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Level of Significance National
Area of Significance Politics-government
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 10th February 1984

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Downtown Providence Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by Washington, Westminister, Empire and Weybosset Sts.
Registry Number: 84001967
Resource Type: District
Owner: Federal, Private, Local
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Late 19th and early 20th century american movements, Late victorian, Other
Attribute: High Victorian Gothic
Area in Acres: 90
Contributing Buildings: 112
Non-Contributing Buildings: 29
Contributing Sites: 4
Contributing Objects: 4
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Community Planning and Development, Commerce, Transportation, Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Significant Year: 1800, 1940
Historic Function: Education, Transportation, Government, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Business, Financial institution
Current Function: Commerce, Trade, Transportation, Landscape, Government
Current Sub-Function: Rail-related Park Business Financial institution

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