Wanskuck Library-Providence Community Library
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  Location within Rhode Island  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°51′4″N 71°26′5″W / 41.85111°N 71.43472°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Clarke & Howe; Balchin Construction Co. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Branch Buildings of Providence Community Library MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000217 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1998 |
The Wanskuck Library—A Community Library of Providence is an historic branch library building at 233 Veazie Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a single-story brick and stone structure, built in 1928, replacing an earlier library building which had originally housed a library established by the Wanskuck Mill Company for its employees. The building was designed by Clarke & Howe, and is an excellent local example of Colonial Revival design, with a tetrastyle entrance portico. It was the first of ten libraries built based on Howe designs.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
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[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Wanskuck Library-Providence Community Library" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
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Categories:
- Library buildings completed in 1928
- Public libraries in Rhode Island
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Libraries in Providence, Rhode Island
- 1928 establishments in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
- Colonial Revival architecture in Rhode Island
- Providence, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs
- Providence, Rhode Island building and structure stubs