Brown University Department of English 
70 Brown Street
(1850 & 2002)

The Brown University Department of English combines the restoration of the historic Samuel B. Wheaton House (1850) with the integration of both Brown's new English Department and Creative Writing buildings. Brown University and project architects Lerner / Ladds + Bartels succeeded in effectively integrating the old with the new. The project has preserved the integrity of an important local landmark while creating new buildings that preserve the historic context and allow the university to expand to meet its growing needs. The building was the recipient of the PPS's 2002 Institutional Rehabilitation/Restoration Award.

 

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PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture

By Wm McKenzie Woodward, Photographed by Warren Jagger, Foreword by William Morgan

Discover Providence!

The PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture is the first guidebook to unlock the secrets of the buildings and the places that make this New England city a great place to live, work and visit. From Benefit Street, the Mile of History, to the statue of the Independent Man, follow Mack Woodward on 12 walking and driving tours of the Renaissance city.

Written by architectural historian Wm McKenzie Woodward and photographed by renowned architectural photographer Warren Jagger, this 320-page guide features 12 different self-guided tours of the city and includes maps, photographs and historical commentary as well as descriptions of more than 300 buildings and streetscapes.

”Mack Woodward succeeded the late [architectural historian] William Jordy in the vitally important role of person-who-knows-more-about-Providence-architecture-than-anyone. He shares his knowledge with resident and architectural tourist alike and makes Providence“s treasures readable and accessible. It answers questions about the buildings we have passed and admired, but about which we knew little. In learning what makes our city unique, recalling what we have lost, and imagining what we might lose, the real value of the Guide is that it reminds us of our responsibility to the future of Providence's past.“
– From the foreword by William Morgan


Please visit the following retailers to purchase a copy of the

PPS/AIA-RI Guide to Providence Architecture
by
Wm. McKenzie “Mack” Woodward

Books on the Square
471 Angell Street
Providence, RI 02906
Tel.: 401-331-9097
e-mail:
http://www.booksq.com

Brown University Bookstore
224 Thayer Street
Providence, RI 02912
Tel.: 401-863-3168
e-mail:
http://www.bookstore.brown.edu

Symposium Books
240 Westminster St
Providence, RI 02903
Tel.: 401-273-7900
e-mail:
http://www.symposiumbooks.com

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