Providence County Courthouse
| Providence County Courthouse | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Municipal |
| Location |
250 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°49′31.76″N 71°24′24.84″W / 41.8254889°N 71.4069000°WCoordinates: 41°49′31.76″N 71°24′24.84″W / 41.8254889°N 71.4069000°W |
| Construction started | 1926 |
| Completed | 1930 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 216 ft (66 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Jackson, Robertson & Adams |
The Providence County Courthouse (also known as the Frank Licht Judicial Complex) is a Georgian-styled building in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. At a height of 216 ft (66 m), it is the 11th-tallest building in the city.
Architectural historian McKenzie Woodward lauds the building for its contextualism, which defers in its design to the buildings surrounding. Woodward also commends the fragmentation of the building's large mass into "visually digestible units".[1] The building contains the state's court of last resort, the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and the local trial court, the Providence County Superior Court.
References
- ↑ Woodward, Wm McKenzie. Guide to Providence Architecture. 1st ed. United States: 2003. ISBN 0-9742847-0-X. p. 157.
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