Laurence E. Tilley photograph collection

The collection includes 197 black and white photographs of residential architecture and street views in Providence, Rhode Island taken by Lawrence E. Tilley in 1958. The photographs document the College Hill neighborhood.
This collection is part of Providence Public Library Digital Collections, hosted by Providence Public Library.

Items in this collection

48 Benefit "before"

48 Benefit "before"

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 48 Benefit Street in Providence, RI.

48 Benefit "after"

48 Benefit "after"

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 48 Benefit Street in Providence, RI.

47 Sheldon

47 Sheldon

Providence Public Library

Image of a two-toned house. The lower half is lighter in color and features a front door with an ornate triangular transom.

46 Sheldon

46 Sheldon

Providence Public Library

Image of the lower half of a house captured from the other side of the street. The house features an ornate front door transom and stone front steps. A utility pole is obscuring the right side of the photograph. An automobile is parked outside.

434 and 436 North Main

434 and 436 North Main

Providence Public Library

Image of two buildings with gambrel roofs. Two automobiles are driving past on the street in front of the structures.

433 Benefit

433 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Image of a home on Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The front of the house features dual front steps. A tree trunk is in the foreground of the image.

427 North Main

427 North Main

Providence Public Library

Image of first-floor storefronts, possibly vacant. The floors above could be residences or offices. The ground and sidewalk are covered with snow.

424-426 Benefit

424-426 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Image of a duplex house situated on a hill. Behind the home, the city can be seen. A stop sign and a the front end of a parked car are in the foreground.

420 Benefit

420 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Image of a house with a decorative rounded entrance at the front doorway. The stoop features dual front steps that can be accessed from the right or left of the of the front door. The corner of a house to the right can be seen; a chain link gate is in-between the two structures.

420 Benefit

420 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph featuring a parked car on a raised parking platform. In the background, is a 2.5 story home with clapboard siding.

42-44 Benefit

42-44 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 42-44 Benefit Street in Providence, RI.

419 Benefit "before"

419 Benefit "before"

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a brick house. The garden-level is painted a different color than the majority of the house. A white picket fence sitting on a stone wall is to the left of the house.

419 Benefit "after"

419 Benefit "after"

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a white brick house in three-quarter view. The image is captured from the other side of the street.

413 North Main

413 North Main

Providence Public Library

Image of Leo's Tap, a barroom. The bottom floor is the drinking establishment with possible residences on the second and third floors. Cars are passing on the street in front of the building.

41 Sheldon

41 Sheldon

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a two-story colonial house taken at a three-quarter view from a distance.

407-409 Benefit

407-409 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a duplex with a shingled or sided exterior. The double doorway with the front steps is the focal point of the image.

405 Benefit

405 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Image of a house with a staggered shingle facade. A car is parked outside the front door.

404-406-408 Benefit

404-406-408 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Image of the facade of a liquor store with residences above. The building is a white siding with a garden gate.

40 Sheldon

40 Sheldon

Providence Public Library

Image of the first floor of a house taken from the other side of the street. An automobile is parked outside on the street and another in the driveway to the right of the house.

40 Bowen "before"

40 Bowen "before"

Providence Public Library

Image of a front entrance of a house. An iron fence lines the front yard separating it from the sidewalk. The street dominates the foreground.

395 Benefit

395 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph of a house on the corner of Benefit and Arnold Streets in Providence, Rhode Island on a snowy day.

392 Benefit

392 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph of a house on Benefit Street in providence, Rhode Island. The house has an elaborate doorway, is covered by ivy vines on the left side, and two chimneys.

37 George

37 George

Providence Public Library

Image of a house captured at three quarter view and from the other side of the street. The street dominates the foreground of the image. The house appears to be made of stone and has two chimneys.

33 Thayer

33 Thayer

Providence Public Library

Image of a shingled house with dual front steps and an ornate front door cornice.

33 Benefit Street

33 Benefit Street

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a two and a half story house with a mansard roof. The front yard features small evergreen shrubs.

32 Keene St.

32 Keene St.

Providence Public Library

Image of a house's facade and front yard. The exterior is comprised of clapboard, with an ornate portico over the front door. The lawn is contained by a stone retaining wall.

316 Benefit

316 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a clapboard home on benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island as it is snowing. The house across the cross street is visible as well.

31 Benefit "before"

31 Benefit "before"

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 31 Benefit Street in Providence, RI.

31 and 29 Sheldon

31 and 29 Sheldon

Providence Public Library

Image of a two adjacent houses, apparently a duplex. The right side of the house is light colored with right side front steps. The left side of the house is dark colored with left side front steps.

309 Benefit

309 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Photo of the corner of Benefit and Charlesfield Streets, featuring a corner of the Susan and William Huston House.