Shepard Company Building
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Shepard Company Building | |
 Westminster Street entrance | |
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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′24″N 71°24′50″W / 41.82333°N 71.41389°WCoordinates: 41°49′24″N 71°24′50″W / 41.82333°N 71.41389°W |
| Architect | Martin & Hall |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| Part of | Downtown Providence Historic District (#84001967) |
| NRHP Reference # | 76000003 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 1976 |
| Designated CP | February 10, 1984 |
The Shepard Company Building is an historic building at 259 Westminster Mall, 72-92 Washington Street in Providence, Rhode Island. A prominent landmark in the Providence downtown, it occupies an entire city block, and housed Shepard's, one of New England's largest department stores, for many decades. The building grew in stages, starting as a modest three-story Italianate structure at the corner of Clemence and Washington in 1880. Beginning in 1896 the company embarked on a rapid expansion, designed by Martin & Hall, which was largely completed by 1903. The building was struck by fire in 1920, but rebuilt under Hall's supervision.[2] The building now houses the Feinstein Campus of the University of Rhode Island.[3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Shepard Company Building" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ↑ "Driving Directions". URI Providence. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
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