- City:
- Smithfield, RI
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1939
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designer:
- Linwood A. Gardiner
- Contractor:
- Joseph P. Flynn
Description
This was and remains Smithfield’s first permanent town hall building. It is one of the most prominent buildings in Georgiaville, the part of town the building is in.
A local historical society report describes the structure:
“Smithfield Town Hall 1939: A large, red brick, Colonial Revival GE structure with a 2-story, 5-bay, central pavilion containing a central pedimented entry and fronted by a 2-story pedimented portico. At the sides are 1-story, 2-bay ells, with hipped roofs, set back from the facade of the main block. Other noteworthy architectural details indude a cupola and 12-over-12-paned windows, those in the sides with round heads. The building is set back from the road, with a semi-circular drive in front. A small lawn includes a monument at the right side of the lot.
Smithfield’s town hall was located in several different buildings before the present structure was erected. This Public Works Administration project, designed by architect Linwood A. Gardiner and built by contractor Joseph P. Flynn at a cost of $77,400, was dedicated December 2, 1939.”
See a photo of the building here.
Source notes
Page 46, Historic and Architectural Resources of Smithfield, Rhode Island. Published by the Rhode Island Historic Preservation Commission in 1992.Site originally submitted by John P. on February 13, 2014.
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