Search the National Register List

Thanks to the good folks at the State Preservation office, the National Register List is now online and searchable for RI only. The National Register of Historic Places is the official list maintained by the federal government of properties that are worth being preserved for their architectural, historical, cultural and/or archaeological significance.

Go here: www.ri.gov/preservation/search/

For fans of Pawtucket

Here is a Google map of National Register Listings in the Downtown area.

Providence Preservation Society’s Ten Most Endangered Lists

Every year, PPS compiles the Most Endangered Properties List with the help of concerned Providence residents who submit their nominations. Most resources on the list represent an important aspect of local community life and character. The sites, all of which are listed on, or are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, reflect threats such as deterioration, neglect, insufficient funds, insensitive public policy and inappropriate development – problems that frequently threaten properties throughout Providence.

2009

• Arcade Interior, 130 Westminster Street
• Atlantic Mills Towers, 100 Manton Avenue
• Bomes and Castle Theaters, 1017 Broad Street and 1039 Chalkstone Avenue
• Burnside House, 314 Benefit Street
• Cathedral of St. John, 271 North Main Street
• Downtown National Register District: Providence National Bank Building facade and Teste Block, 110 Westminster St. /50 Weybosset St. and 88 Dorrance Street
• Grove Street Elementary School, 95 Grove Street
• Former RIDOT Headquarters and Garage, 30 Airline Street
• Captain Joseph Tillinghast House, 403 South Main Street
• What Cheer Mutual Fire Insurance Co./United Way Building, 229 Waterman Street

2008

1. Grove Street Elementary School, 95 Grove Street
2. Earl Mason Carriage House, Behind 296 Benefit Street
3. Teste Block, 88 Dorrance Street
4. Angell Street Streetscape between Thayer and Brown Streets: 127 & 129 Angell Street and Brown University Urban Environmental Laboratory
5. Castle Theater, Chalkstone Avenue
6. Cathedral of Saint John
7. Fieldstone Trolley Shelter on Blackstone Boulevard
8. Earl Mason Carriage House, Behind 296 Benefit Street
9. Providence Public School: Asa Messer Elementary
10. Former RIDOT Headquarters
11. Captain Joseph Tillinghast House

2007

1. Grove Street Elementary School, 95 Grove Street
2. Louttit Laundry/ What Cheer Laundry, 93 Cranston Street
3. Teste Block, 88 Dorrance Street
4. Providence Produce Warehouse, 2 Harris Avenue
5. Nathan Bishop Middle School, 101 Sessions Street
6. Cathedral of St. John, 271 North Main Street
7. Asa Messer Elementary School, 158 Messer Street
8. Mt. Pleasant High School, 434 Mount Pleasant Avenue
9. Former Police and Fire Headquarters, 197 Fountain Street
10. George J. West Elementary School, 145 Beaufort Street

2003

1. Grove Street Elementary School, 95 Grove Street
2. Earl Mason Carriage House, Behind 296 Benefit Street
3. Louttit Laundry/ What Cheer Laundry, 93 Cranston Street
4. Providence Produce Warehouse, 2 Harris Avenue
5. Christ Episcopal Church, 909 Eddy Street
6. Masonic Temple, Brownell Street
7. Fox Point/Wickenden Street Bath House, 455 Wickenden Street
8. Cranston Street Armory, 310 Cranston Street
9. West Broadway Elementary School, 29 Bainbridge
10. Providence’s National Register Districts, Citywide

2001

1. Masonic Temple, Brownell Street
2. Hope High School, 316-320 Hope Street,
3. The Dwight House and the Nursery Carriage House, Lincoln School campus off Butler Avenue
4. The William H. Dyer House, 60 Maple Street
5. The Willard B. Scott House, 149-153, Camp Street
6. Manton Avenue School, 917 Manton Avenue
7. 194 Broadway, 194 Broadway
8. Bannister House, 93 Benevolent Street
9. 19th Century Mill Buildings, City-wide
10. The Rhodes Street National Register District, Rhodes Street