Josephine White Block

The Josephine White Block is an historic mixed-use commercial and residential building at 737-739 Cranston Street in the Elmwood section of southern Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is a three-story structure with a stamped-metal facade, and sidewalls of brick (first floor) and clapboard (upper floors). It was built c. 1894 for Josephine White, a widow who lived nearby, and houses two storefronts in the first level and four living units above. The metal facade is the only known local installation of the St. Louis, Missouri-based Mesker Brothers, a nationally known manufacturer of metal architectural elements.[2]

Josephine White Block
Josephine White Block in 2013
Josephine White Block is located in Rhode Island
Josephine White Block
Josephine White Block is located in the United States
Josephine White Block
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°47′59″N 71°39′20″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1894
ArchitectMesker Brothers
MPSElmwood MRA
NRHP reference No.80000014 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1980

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Historic Resources of Elmood, Providence" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-02.


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