Victor is now a committee member of the Festival of Historic Houses. He says it’s important for people to come experience the neighborhood that has a vast amount of history and cultural diversity.
“You don’t need a VISA, you don’t need a passport, just come see us,” Victor says.
More than a dozen private historic homes will be open for self-guided tours. Upper Elmwood has architecture from multiple eras including Queen Anne Victorian to Colonial Revival style.
To celebrate the rich cultural diversity in the Elmwood District, there will be a neighborhood fair.
Tours take place on Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The festival runs from June 2 to June 3.
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Atlantic Mills is one of Providence's most highly visible and recognizable mills. The mill structure is being utilized, the towers are falling into a state of disrepair.
Today, the former mill complex is used as a commercial space and includes a furniture store and carpet warehouse.
The building dates back to 1849 and includes a monitor roof, granite window lintels, and a corbel led brick cornice.
Top Electric Company has operated out of the sight since 1974, however, it was sold in 2015 to the current owners who are evaluating potential uses and redevelopment.
The Ward Baking Company Administration Building is a two story, brick, flat roof building constructed between 1908 and 1956.
In 2011, the Ward Baking Company Administration Building was set for demolition with the rest of the complex, however, the Historic District Commission asked owners to find a solution to save the building.
The Roger Williams Middle School is a 4-story brick and limestone public school built in 1932 in Lower South Providence.
The school just put in a new digital media laboratory, however it suffers from problems resulting from a long-leaky roof and a lack of modern fire suppression systems.
The Congregation of the Sons of Jacob was listed on the national register of historic places in 1989. The two story building was built in two stages in 1906 and 1922 and has been largely unaltered.
The building needs interior plaster repair as well as window repair.
The Industrial Trust Building is one of the most iconic and recognizable buildings in the region rising over 420 feet.
The Trust Company became Fleet Bank before merging with Bank of America in the early 2000s. High Rock Development purchases the building in 2008, and Bank of America remained as the sole tenant until their lease expired in early 2013.
The Providence Preservation society said that this building may be the most critical development challenge.
The building is a part of the original campus of Rhode Island Hospital, built in 1900.
In 2006 and in 2015, RIH submitted an application for Institutional Master Plan Amendment to allow demolition of the building. It has been denied in both cases.
