The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building is an historic commercial building in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, designed by York & Sawyer.
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building | |
Roger Mandle Building
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Location | 15 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°49′31″N 71°24′37″W / 41.82528°N 71.41028°W |
Built | 1917 |
Architect | York & Sawyer |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
Part of | Downtown Providence Historic District (ID84001967) |
NRHP reference No. | 76000002[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 22, 1976 |
Designated CP | February 10, 1984 |
Description
editThe 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 firm of York & Sawyer 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, founded in 1863.[2] Over time it grew to become a significant local commercial bank, and was acquired by Bank of Boston in 1985.
In 2005, the Rhode Island School of Design purchased the building for $47 Million.[3] The building, rechristened the Roger Mandle Building after a former president of the University, houses RISD's Fleet Library, Portfolio Cafe, and several floors of dormitory space.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
Gallery
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RISD purchased the building in 2005
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ McBride, Ryan (August 24, 2005). "RISD buys Hospital Trust building for $47M". Providence Business News. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
External links
editMedia related to Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building at Wikimedia Commons