PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society has announced the awarding of PPS Historic Property Markers to six buildings across the city in the second half of 2007.
The Historic Property Marker Program recognizes properties that contribute in some way to the appreciation and understanding of Providence’s unique architectural, historical and cultural heritage. To qualify, buildings must also retain the integrity of their original design, be well and appropriately maintained, and be at least 50 years old.
The half-dozen properties so recognized are:
• Charles Akerman House – built in 1877-1878 – a two-family mansard-style house at 61-63 Chapin Ave., in the Broadway-Armory Historic District.
• Fanny B. and Thomas C. Leavens House – built in 1884-1885 – a Queen Anne-style house at 55 Princeton Ave., in the Northern Elmwood Historic District.
• John. R. Cottam House – built in 1913-1914 by Benjamin H. Jackson – a Colonial Revival structure at 154 University Ave., in the Wayland Historic District.
• Andreas J. Stahl House – built in 1909 – a triple-decker at 16-17 Luongo Memorial Square, in the Broadway-Armory Historic District.
• Robert J.B. Sullivan House – built in 1914-1915, to a Colonial Revival design by architects Martin & Hall – at 350 Wayland Ave., in the Wayland Historic District.
• Myrtis A. Clayton House – built in 1930 – a Colonial Revival building at 505 Wayland Ave., in the Freeman Plat Historic District.
“It is the hope of PPS that these markers will serve not only to identify buildings of historical and architectural significance, but that they will, through heightened community awareness, encourage the continuing care and preservation of individual buildings and neighborhoods,” the organization said.
PPS members whose buildings meet the award criteria are invited to apply for Historic Property Marker Awards. Applications – available online by clicking the “Education” tab at www.PPSRI.org – are reviewed on a quarterly basis by a committee of volunteers from the historic preservation profession.
Only the exterior of the building, and the property’s landscaping, will be examined and evaluated, the PPS said. Aluminum or vinyl siding, or vinyl replacement windows, will result in automatic disqualification.
The fee for a new marker is $300, which includes both the cost of research by a qualified architectural professional and the expense of fabricating the marker itself. Replacement markers are available for $100.
Additional information about the Providence Preservation Society and its programs, including the PPS Historic Property Marker Program, is available at www.ppsri.org.
