Westminster Arcade

Westminster Arcade

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location= 130 Westminster Street and 65 Weybosset Street, Providence, Rhode Island
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 49
lat_seconds = 25
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 24
long_seconds = 39
long_direction = W
locmapin = Rhode Island
area =
built =1828
architect= Russell Warren; James C. Bucklin
architecture= Greek Revival
designated= May 11, 1976cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1060&ResourceType=Building
title=Arcade |accessdate=2008-05-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = May 06, 1971cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=71000029The Westminster Arcade or Providence Arcade (The Arcade, locally) is a historic shopping center in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the oldest remaining enclosed shopping mall in the United States, built in 1828.

Built by Russell Warren and James Bucklin in the Greek rectilinear temple style, the Arcade is replete with Ionic columns at either end. After falling into disrepair, it was rehabilitated by architects Irving B. Haynes & Associates and Gilbane Properies, and reopened in 1980.

Its three-stories are currently host to a diverse array of tenants including a number of primarily weekday lunch restaurants on the ground floor and a jewelry shop, a sci-fi/fantasy book shop, and local non-profits on upper floors.

Historically, the building has suffered, and continues to suffer, from low occupancy rates, though it is believed that the opening of 110 Westminster Street ("OneTen"), a luxury condominium complex next door, will instill new life into the country's oldest indoor shopping center. Johnson & Wales University now administers the building as part of its commitment in the Downcity area.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/71000029.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: ] |32 KB|date=February 3, 1976 |author=Carolyn Pitts |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/71000029.pdf "Accompanying eight photos, exterior and interior, from c.1924, 1944, 1957, 1967, 1969, 1970"] |32 KB]

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
*Providence, Rhode Island

References

*Woodward, Wm McKenzie. "Guide to Providence Architecture". Paperback. 1st ed. October 2003: United States. p84.
* [http://www.fodors.com/world/north%20america/usa/rhode%20island/providence/entity_96169.html Fodor's – Providence – Arcade]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/ebandpck/cityrocks/arcade.html The City Rocks! Explore the Hidden World of Building Stone – The Arcade's Pillars: A Lost Sierra]

External links

* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ri0135 The Arcade, 130 Westminster Street, Providence, Providence County, RI: 2 photos, 5 data pages and supplemental material] , at Historic American Building Survey


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