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Closer view of northwest elevation from the north - Cranston Street Armory, Cranston Street, Providence, Providence County, RI
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Closer view of northwest elevation from the north - 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
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HABS RI,4-PROV,195-11
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  • 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.363486p
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Object location41° 49′ 26″ N, 71° 24′ 47.99″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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