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 45, South Main Street

Page 45, South Main Street

Providence Public Library

Clippings with images of the First Bank Building of the Providence Institution for Savings (1854) and the Firemen's Mutual Insurance Company

Page 45, Exchange Place

Page 45, Exchange Place

Providence Public Library

Clipping with image of the view of Capitol Hill and Union Station from City Hall tower

Page 45, Cooke Street

Page 45, Cooke Street

Providence Public Library

Photograph of the stable erected by John Mason in the rear of his house at 66 Cooke Street c. 1880

Page 449a, Williams Street

Page 449a, Williams Street

Providence Public Library

Historic American buildings survey of the design for the Edward Carrington house at 66 Williams Street, erected about 1810

Page 449, Williams Street

Page 449, Williams Street

Providence Public Library

Images of the interior and exterior of the Edward Carrington house at 66 Williams Street

Page 449, Putnam Pike

Page 449, Putnam Pike

Providence Public Library

Photographs of Paine Tavern and Greenville Tavern on Putnam Pike Road (bottom photo 1955).

Page 448, Williams Street

Page 448, Williams Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping announcing the sale of the Colonial home at 97 Williams Street at the corner of Neighbor's Lane

Page 448, Douglas Pike; Limerock Road

Page 448, Douglas Pike; Limerock Road

Providence Public Library

Photographs of Sayles House on Douglas Pike, 3/4 of a mile east of Limerock Road, and Steere's Dairy Farm, on Douglas Pike and Limerock Road

Page 447, Farnum Pike; Ridge Road

Page 447, Farnum Pike; Ridge Road

Providence Public Library

Photographs of house at 146 Farnum Pike in Greystone (North Providence border) and the Angell house on Ridge Road in Stillwater

Page 446, Farnum Pike

Page 446, Farnum Pike

Providence Public Library

Photographs of Old Tavern at 78 Farnum Pike and a house at 188 Farnum Pike, both in Georgiaville

Page 445, Whipple Road

Page 445, Whipple Road

Providence Public Library

Photographs of the Noah Farnum house at 4 Whipple Road and the Stone Mill House, both in Georgiaville

Page 443, Weybosset Street

Page 443, Weybosset Street

Providence Public Library

Clippings of Weybosset Street as a residential neighborhood with few storefronts, including image of the First Light Infantry parade in 1869.

Page 442, Harrington Avenue

Page 442, Harrington Avenue

Providence Public Library

Photographs of the Lapham Institute in North Scituate and a house on Harrington Avenue in Hope

Page 440, Scituate

Page 440, Scituate

Providence Public Library

Photograph of the North Scituate Baptist Church and a clipping of a photograph of the Central Congregational Church

Page 44, South Main Street

Page 44, South Main Street

Providence Public Library

Images of the Providence Institution for Savings (1854), the Rufus Greene house (1825

Page 44, Providence

Page 44, Providence

Providence Public Library

Aerial view of downtown Providence with notes pointing out the locations of the First Baptist Church, the post office and fire station, the mall, and city hall (c. 1923).