The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building is an historic commercial building in downtown
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 Bay ...
, United States, designed by
York & Sawyer
York and Sawyer was an American architectural firm active between 1898 and 1949. The firms' work is exemplary of Beaux-Arts architecture as it was practiced in the United States. The partners Edward York (July 23, 1863– December 30, 1928) and ...
.
Description
The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building is an eleven-story steel-frame building, faced mostly in limestone, with marble at the lowest level. It was designed by the
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
firm of
York & Sawyer
York and Sawyer was an American architectural firm active between 1898 and 1949. The firms' work is exemplary of Beaux-Arts architecture as it was practiced in the United States. The partners Edward York (July 23, 1863– December 30, 1928) and ...
and built in 1917–1919. The Rhode Island Hospital Trust was a banking institution founded in 1867 to manage the financial affairs of
Rhode Island Hospital
Rhode Island Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital located in the Upper South Providence neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the largest academic medical center in the region, affiliated with Brown University since 1959. As a ...
, founded in 1863.
Over time it grew to become a significant local commercial bank, and was acquired by
Bank of Boston
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
in 1985.
In 2005, the
Rhode Island School of Design
The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the ...
purchased the building for $47 Million.
The building houses RISD's Fleet Library, Portfolio Cafe, and several floors of dormitory space.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1976.
Gallery
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See also
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References
External links
Commercial buildings completed in 1917
Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Rhode Island School of Design
National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island
Skyscrapers in Providence, Rhode Island
1917 establishments in Rhode Island
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