Downtown Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Dyer Heirs Building

182-190 Mathewson Street

— Downtown Providence Historic District —

Dyer Heirs Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2024

1. Dyer Heirs Building Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 41° 49.303′ N, 71° 24.774′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in Downtown Providence. It is on Mathewson Street south of Chapel Street, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 184 Mathewson St, 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,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: First Professional Theater (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Governor Christopher Del Sesto (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Edward P. Triangolo Gate (about 400 feet away); Beneficent Congregational Church (about 500 feet away); Repentance for Slavery (about 500 feet away); Garden of Journey (about 700 feet away); Warren Sayles Walden (about 700 feet away); Providence Telephone Company (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Providence.

Regarding Dyer Heirs Building. The building is part of the National Register of Historic Places solely as a part of the Downtown Providence Historic District:
"182-190 Dyer Heirs Building (ca. 1885): This building, typical of the domestic-scale commercial structures that first invaded the residential neighborhoods downtown in the late 19th century, is one of the few remaining structures that illustrate this transitional form."

Also see . . . Downtown, Providence, Rhode Island. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places entries: (Submitted on July 22, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The Dyer Heirs Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2024

2. The Dyer Heirs Building

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.