Year-book of the Rhode Island Chapter American Institute of Architects, Providence, R.I., 1910

Description

Yearbook published by the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Institute of Architects "in connection with an exhibition of architectural photographs and drawings held at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, March 26 to April, 10, 1910." Features photographs, architectural drawings and sketches, floor plans, and building models of both known and unknown buildings. Structures were primarily located in Rhode Island. A small portion of photographs and sketches feature buildings and scenes designed or depicted by Rhode Island architects but located elsewhere, including, but not limited to, Puerto Rico, England, New York, North Carolina, and Massachusetts.

Building types featured include residences, including dormitories, houses, and rectories; religious buildings; hospitals; schools; commercial buildings; and libraries, among others. Architectural elements such as porches, facades, entrances, doorways, and mantels are also featured. Buildings featured include the Thomas P. Ives House, Robert W. Taft House, Miss Wheeler's School, the Rhode Island State Capitol, and the First Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island; and the Samuel Bridgham Memorial Library in East Providence; Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, Rhode Island; St. Mary's Rectory in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; and Budleigh Hall in Dudley, Massachusetts, among others.

A list of chapter members can be found in the front of the yearbook. An index of advertisers is included in the rear of the yearbook, followed by advertisements for the advertisers listed.