John Hutchins Cady research scrapbooks

The collection consists of eleven scrapbooks created by John Hutchins Cady. The scrapbooks are organized topically and include photographs, postcards, clippings and Photostats of buildings of architectural interest in Rhode Island with a strong emphasis on the City of Providence. The collection consists of eleven scrapbooks originally housed in three ring binders. The scrapbooks are organized topically and include photographs, postcards, clippings and photostats of buildings of architectural interest in Rhode Island. Most images are of the building exteriors although certain buildings include interior and landscape shots.
This collection is part of Providence Public Library Digital Collections, hosted by Providence Public Library.

Items in this collection

Page 519, Sandy Lane

Page 519, Sandy Lane

Providence Public Library

Photographs of the Esek Rawsdale (1701) house at 358 Sandy Lane and the house of Abrahan Lockwood (1965), also on Sandy Lane

Page 517, West Shore Road

Page 517, West Shore Road

Providence Public Library

Photographs of Peter Greene (1781) and the Durffee house (c. 1780) at 1290 West Shore Road in Old Warwick

Page 516, Bank Road; Warwick Avenue

Page 516, Bank Road; Warwick Avenue

Providence Public Library

Photographs of houses at 17-21 Bank Road in Pawtuxet and the George Arnold house (1771) on Warwick Avenue south of Ponaganset Pond

Page 512, Post Road

Page 512, Post Road

Providence Public Library

Photographs of house at 6 Post Road in Pawtuxet and view of the shops on Post Road

Page 510, Post Road

Page 510, Post Road

Providence Public Library

Photographs of the house at 47 Post Road and the Robert Rhodes house (1765) at 141 Post Road in Pawtuxet

Page 51, Providence

Page 51, Providence

Providence Public Library

Clipping from Providence Magazine (June, 1916) featuring an image of downtown Providence's business district, looking southeast from City Hall

Page 51, Benefit Street

Page 51, Benefit Street

Providence Public Library

Images of the Richard Waterman house (university club) at 219 Benefit Street as well as 225-229 Benefit Street

Page 509, Main Street

Page 509, Main Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping of photographs of the headquarters of the Rhode Island School of Design's first outdoor school of painting in oils and watercolors at 47 Main Street in Pawtuxet (June 1934)

Page 508, Post Road

Page 508, Post Road

Providence Public Library

Photographs of the Christopher (1800) and James Rhodes (c. 1734) houses located at 25 and 27 Post Road in Pawtuxet

Page 507, Warwick

Page 507, Warwick

Providence Public Library

Clipping of a photograph of the Old Forge, now Forge Road, in the Potowamut section of Warwick. The forge and blacksmith shop was operated by the Greene family

Page 506, Forge Road

Page 506, Forge Road

Providence Public Library

Clipping featuring a photograph of and background on Governor Greene House as well as a photograph of the view from Forge Road in Potowamut

Page 505, Warwick

Page 505, Warwick

Providence Public Library

Clipping of "Now and Then in R.I." featuring Apponaug Four Corners

Page 500, Warren

Page 500, Warren

Providence Public Library

Clipping featuring a photograph of an typical doorway in Warren

Page 50, Empire Street

Page 50, Empire Street

Providence Public Library

Photographs of Old Stone Bank and Providence Public Library on Empire Street

Page 50, Benefit Street

Page 50, Benefit Street

Providence Public Library

Image of 181 Benefit Street, the Nathan Angell house, and the Old Benefit Street jail, both since removed