Men's Building
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)
Completed: 1936
Designers: William R. Walker & Son
Quality of Information: Moderate
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
Now known as the Pinel Building, this building was built as a dormitory. It was designed by William R. Walker & Son, a Providence firm known for public buildings. It is built in the Colonial Revival style.
Source notes
Pages 15 & 19, Rhode Island: State-Owned Historic Properties (Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1989) PDF version available at http://www.preservation.ri.gov/survey/publications.php Page 682, The Bridgemen's Magazine (1935)
Project originally submitted by John P. on February 18, 2014.
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Hello I’m looking for records of my grandfather Eugene Joseph Leonard. He was a patient there for quite a long time. I’m not sure of the dates but it was from the mid to late 30s and he was there until his death.