RHODE ISLAND HISTORIC AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION

Before we ring in the new year,

Let’s look back at some highlights from 2019.

 

Assisting preservation projects at sites including Lymansville Co. Mill (NP), Slatersville Bridge (NS), Warren Mfg. Co., and Providence’s Wedding Cake House

Launching the State Preservation Plan update

A dazzling Rhode Island Heritage Day Festival with new partners and old friends at the Pawtucket Armory

National Register listing of Samuel Clarke Farm (Richmond), Cumberland Town Hall Historic District, Moore Fabric Co. (Pawt.), and the expanded Wakefield Historic District (SK)

Preservation, Recreation and Sport, our 34th Annual Conference in East Providence

An Arch-tober to remember with 7 RI Archaeology Month events

Collaborating with RI Black Heritage Society, RI Historical Society, and PAL on the Struggle for Civil Rights in 20th-Century Rhode Island grant project funded by the National Park Service

Presenting Rhody Awards with Preserve Rhode Island to 10 outstanding people and preservation projects

Hosting the NCSHPO Summer Board meeting for reps from 13 states, National Trust, Civil War Trust, and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Completing State Preservation Grant projects at East Greenwich Town Hall, Pawtucket Public Library, and Block Island Southeast Lighthouse

We look forward to 2020 and wish you a very Happy New Year!