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File:Perspective view - Cranston Street Armory, Cranston Street, Providence, Providence County, RI HABS RI,4-PROV,195-72.tif

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Perspective view - Cranston Street Armory, Cranston Street, Providence, Providence County, RI   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL))
Photographer
Jack Boucher  (1931–2012)  wikidata:Q6111338
 
Alternative names
Jack E. Boucher; Jack Edward Boucher
Description American photographer and architectural photographer
HABS, HAER and HALS photographer, National Park Service
Date of birth/death 4 September 1931 Edit this at Wikidata 2 September 2012 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Buffalo Holy Cross Hospital
Work period from 1949 until 2009
Work location
Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; Atlantic City Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q6111338
Title
Perspective view - Cranston Street Armory, Cranston Street, Providence, Providence County, RI
Description
William R. Walker and Son; Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Depicted place Rhode Island; Providence County; Providence
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HABS RI,4-PROV,195-72
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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Notes
  • Significance: General William Walker garnered used his connections from high commission during the Civil War and active interest in military affairs to great effect in garnering four large armories for Rhode Island. The Cranston Street Armory is the grandest of the four, with a large drill hall flanked by castellated endpieces. (See Buildings of Rhode Island, p. 132)
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N285
  • Survey number: HABS RI-407
  • Building/structure dates: 1907 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ri0452.photos.362199p
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