Wanskuck Library-Providence Community Library Explained

Wanskuck Library-Community Libraries of Providence
Location:Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates:41.8511°N -71.4347°W
Built:1928
Architect:Clarke & Howe
Balchin Construction Co.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:March 5, 1998
Mpsub:Branch Buildings of Providence Community Library MPS
Refnum:98000217

The Wanskuck Library—A Community Library of Providence is an historic branch library building at 233 Veazie Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a single-story brick and stone structure, built in 1928, replacing an earlier library building which had originally housed a library established by the Wanskuck Mill Company for its employees. The building was designed by Clarke & Howe, and is an excellent local example of Colonial Revival design, with a tetrastyle entrance portico. It was the first of ten libraries built based on Howe designs.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Wanskuck Library-Providence Community Library. Rhode Island Preservation. 2014-11-01.