Downtown Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Federal Building
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U.S. Courthouse
Originally the U.S. Courthouse
Constructed 1908
Clark and Howe, Architects
Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 13, 1872. This property makes a significant architectural contribution to the nation's cultural heritage.
Commemorated June 1975
Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States Arthur F. Sampson, Administrator of General Services
Erected 1975 by U.S. General Services Administration.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.
Location. 41° 49.534′ N, 71° 24.632′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in Downtown Providence. It is at the intersection of Fulton Street and Exchange Street, on the right when traveling south on Fulton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3407 Kennedy Plaza, Providence RI 02903, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Abraham Lincoln (here, next to this marker); Lionel Smit (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hiker (within shouting distance of this marker); Ambrose Burnside Memorial
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Regarding Federal Building / U.S. Courthouse. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Federal Building is located in central, downtown Providence at one end of a large open space formerly known as Exchange Place. It was completed in 1908 from designs by Clark and Howe an important local firm which won over nine other contestants in a design competition held by the United States Treasury Department in 1903. It exemplifies the adaptive neo-classicism of the Ecole de Beaux-Arts, whose style, under sponsorship of the National Fine Arts Commission in Washington, had become the mode for governmental buildings in the capital and elsewhere in this country at the turn of the century.
Also see . . . Federal Building.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
