Oakland Beach School – Warwick RI
Date added: May 11, 2014; Modified: April 28, 2017
A mundane Colonial Revival structure serving the Oakland Beach neighborhood of Warwick. The architects were William R. Walker & Son of Providence.
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Hangar No. 1, T. F. Green Airport – Warwick RI
Date added: February 21, 2014; Modified: April 28, 2017
This PWA building was constructed in 1937-38 and demolished in 2013. A two-story Art Deco building intended to house both hangar and terminal facilities. The architects were Jackson, Robertson & Adams. The building was torn down as a safety measure… read more
Nelson W. Aldrich High School – Warwick RI
Date added: May 11, 2014; Modified: April 28, 2017
A long, low Colonial Revival school with a portico and pediment. One of the last major commissions of its architects, William R. Walker & Son. Has served as a junior high school since Veterans Memorial was opened in 1955.
John O. Pastore Post Office and Federal Building Sculptures – Providence RI
Date added: October 31, 2013; Modified: April 28, 2017
This WPA building is ornamented with “Cast concrete sculptures on the facade […] created by artist Raymond Barger, a Maryland native who studied at the Carnegie Institute and Yale. Completed in 1940, the carved sculptures were executed under the WPA’s… read more
Sidewalks – East Providence RI
Date added: May 25, 2016; Modified: April 28, 2017
The WPA constructed “miles and miles of sidewalks” in East Providence, R.I.
Main Street Firehouse – Pascoag RI
Date added: May 18, 2015; Modified: April 12, 2017
The historic Main Street Firehouse in Pascoag, Rhode Island was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The colonial-style brick building was constructed between Dec. 1938 and Aug. 1939. The PWA supplied a $23,998 grant for the project, whose… read more
Fire Department – Smithfield RI
Date added: November 3, 2014; Modified: April 12, 2017
Smithfield, Rhode Island’s Fire Department building in Greenville was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project between December 1938 and June 1939. The PWA supplied a $14,040 grant; the total cost of the project was $31,427. (PWA Docket… read more
Post Office – East Providence RI
Date added: November 23, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic East Providence post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building, which houses examples of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Rhode Island State Sanatorium, Wallum Lake House – Burrillville RI
Date added: February 15, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
The Wallum Lake House was the Sanatorium’s main building. It is a large, 3-story brick building, in the Colonial Revival style. The State Sanatorium was originally used as a place for the treatment of tuberculosis patients. It was designed by the… read more
Rhode Island State Infirmary Hospital (former): McDonald Building – Cranston RI
Date added: February 20, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
A three-story, Colonial Revival building built by the PWA in 1936. Like its neighbor, the Bernadette Building, the McDonald Building houses part of the women’s prison.
Rhode Island State Hospital for Mental Diseases (former): Simpson Hall – Cranston RI
Date added: February 19, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
A large Colonial Revival building. Built concurrently with neighboring Elizabeth Barry Hall, which is identical, though designed by a different architect. Simpson was designed by Howe & Church, of Providence.
Rhode Island State Sanatorium, Nurses’ Home – Burrillville RI
Date added: February 18, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
A long, low, Classical Revival building, originally built to houses the nurses employed by the Sanatorium. Architecturally, it is defined by the slightly projecting central pavilion ornamented with pilasters and a pediment. Like the Sanatorium’s main building, Wallum Lake House,… read more
Rhode Island State Infirmary Hospital (former): Virks Building – Cranston RI
Date added: February 20, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
Built by the PWA in 1936 as the main building of its institution, the Virks Building is one of the largest buildings in this part of the city. It features a large portico, overlooking West Road. It was designed by… read more
Rhode Island State Infirmary Hospital (former): Power Plant – Cranston RI
Date added: December 3, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
The PWA built the power facilities at the State Infirmary Hospital. The power plant has since been substantially expanded, but it is unclear if the original building remains. Note that in the above photograph, the passageway at the right was… read more
Rhode Island State Infirmary Hospital (former): Equipment Building – Cranston RI
Date added: December 4, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
The PWA built this equipment building on the State Infirmary Hospital campus.