Davol Square ( ) is a historic area within the
Jewelry District of
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts ...
. It is located at the intersection of Point Street and Eddy Street.
Description
The historic
Davol Rubber Company complex is located at the norther corner of the intersection. The complex consists of interconnected brick buildings constructed between 1880 and 1913 for rubber and medical device manufacturing.
In the 1980s, the complex was renovated by Beckman, Blydenburgh & Associates for use as a
mixed-use
Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to som ...
office and shopping center; the complex reopened under the name Davol Square Marketplace. In the 2000s and 2010s, the complex was converted to commercial office space.
Brown University owns a portion of the complex.
South Street Landing is situated north of the Davol Rubber Company complex along Eddy Street. Constructed as an electrical power generation plant, the building has since been redeveloped. It is now used as an administrative office and academic facility by a number of local universities. The property is owned by
Ventas which additionally owns a stake in the Davol Rubber Company complex.
In 2005, a building located at the foot of the
Point Street Bridge
The Point Street Bridge is a movable bridge that crosses the Providence River in Providence, Rhode Island, carrying Point Street from the Jewelry District to Wickenden Street at the base of College Hill.
History
The first bridge at this site ...
was demolished after its foundation was severely damaged during the construction of the Narragansett Bay Commission's combined sewer overflow project.
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The Manchester Street Power Plant is located at the southeast corner of the intersection. The structure's three tall stacks are visible from many parts of the city.
The 1880 Simmons Building is located at the southwest corner of the intersection.
See also
* Neighborhoods in Providence
*Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District
The Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District is a predominantly industrial historic district in Providence, Rhode Island. It covers a roughly area in the city's Jewelry District, just south of Downtown Providence. While the area be ...
References
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Squares in Providence, Rhode Island