Union Trust Company Building (Providence, Rhode Island)

The Union Trust Company Building is a historic building at 170 Westminster Street and 62 Dorrance Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.

Union Trust Company Building
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°49′24″N 71°24′42″W
Built1901
ArchitectStone, Carpenter & Willson; Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofDowntown Providence Historic District (ID84001967)
NRHP reference No.73000004[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1973
Designated CPFebruary 10, 1984

History

It is a twelve-story steel-framed structure, faced in brick and stone. Originally four bays deep, it was expanded to seven bays in 1920. It was designed by Stone, Carpenter & Willson and built in 1901–02 to house the offices of the Union Trust Company, which occupied the first two floors and leased the remaining space. The exterior of the first two floors is treated differently than the upper floors, with a tall first floor whose windows are separated by stone pilasters, and heavily quoined corners. The second floor windows are set within round-arch openings with elaborate keystones. The upper levels are finished predominantly in brick, with marble trim; the third story receives a somewhat more elaborate treatment. The interior banking hall (on the first floor) was noted for its particularly sumptuous decoration.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

In 2016, a New York developer signed a contract for $2.5 million in state historic preservation tax credits.[3] The developer plans to "convert the building to a mix of business and restaurant on the first two floors and rooftop, and apartment use on all other floors."[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Union Trust Company Building" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  3. Dunn, Christine (4 July 2016). "$5.3M in tax credits OK'd for 3 R.I. renovation projects". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 5 July 2016.


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