The Downtown Pawtucket Historic District encompasses a major portion of the central business district of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The city's downtown was developed primarily between 1871 and 1930, covering the period when it grew to become the second-largest city in the state (behind neighboring

Providence Providence often refers to: * Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion * Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in Christianity * Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the ...

). The district is irregularly shaped, including properties on Montgomery Street south of Manchester, and properties on Exchange, North Union, and Summer streets between Broad and High Streets, as well as a few properties on Main Street and Maple Street east of Park Place. It includes 50 buildings on , built in a cross-section of architectural styles from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century, although the main exterior construction material is brick. Most of the buildings are commercial in use, although there are three houses and a church included in the area. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Four buildings in the district were previously listed: the Elks Lodge Building, the

Pawtucket Times Building The Pawtucket Times Building is a historic building at 23 Exchange Street in the Downtown Pawtucket Historic District, historic central business district of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It was formerly the home of the ''The Times (Pawtucket), Pawtucke ...

, the Pawtucket Post Office, and the

Deborah Cook Sayles Public Library The Pawtucket Public Library, formerly known as the Deborah Cook Sayles Public Library, is located at 13 Summer Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Its main building, designed by Ralph Adams Cram and built in 1899-1902, and was a gift to the cit ...

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