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The U.S. Customhouse (leftmost building) the Equitable Building (center) and the Wilcox building in downtown Providence. The Equitable Building incorporates the Victorian custom of splitting the street-level tenants in half - a shop half a floor down and the principle business half a floor up. At the right is the Wilcox building. It's L-shaped floor plan wraps around the neighboring Equitable building giving it facades on both Weybosset and Custom House Streets. In 1975 the interior was destroyed by a fire.

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Title
U.S. Customhouse, Equitable Building, and Wilcox Building
Creator
Smolski, Chester photographer 1926-2008
Young, Ammi B. architect 1798-1874
Howland, Edwin L. architect 1838-1876
Walker and Gould
Date
1979
Other Identifiers
Local: MSS-0041-B01-SB06-4808
Subject (Topic)
Providence (R.I.)
Keyword
architecture ; Victorian ; downtown ; street scene ; renaissance revival ; cast-iron facade ; federal building ; customhouse ; commercial streets ; downtown restoration
Geographic Coverage
Providence (R.I.)
Type
Image
Finding Aid
Finding Aid on RIAMCO to Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications
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Note
Bibliography: Jordy, William H, Ronald J. Onorato, and William M. K. Woodward. Buildings of Rhode Island. Oxford: New York, 2004. 48-49.
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