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 330, South Main Street

Page 330, South Main Street

Providence Public Library

Missing images with captions including: Eleazer Tyler house (1742 - c. 1912) and G.S. Conor house (removed c. 1920)

Page 330, Pitman Street

Page 330, Pitman Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping announcing the sale of the Colored Worsted Mill at 201 Pitman Street to the Salvation Army of Providence

Page 33, Elmwood Avenue

Page 33, Elmwood Avenue

Providence Public Library

Photograph of the barn in the rear of the Joseph G. Cooke estate (c. 1870) at 544 Elmwood Avenue

Page 329, South Main Street

Page 329, South Main Street

Providence Public Library

Clippings with images of the Talma Theater, the old shop of Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company (1872), and Sabin Tavern, where "the first blow for independence" was struck by the colonists

Page 328, South Main Street

Page 328, South Main Street

Providence Public Library

Images of the Infantry building and 201 South Main Street, as well as a sketch of the bank building on South Main Street

Page 327, South Main Street

Page 327, South Main Street

Providence Public Library

Images of Cooke House (1826) at 110 South Main Street and Crawford house (c. 1740) at 124 South Main Street, now demolished

Page 326, Pine Street

Page 326, Pine Street

Providence Public Library

Architectural drawing of "Building for N.W. Aldritch," Harkness Court, Front

Page 324, Pine Street

Page 324, Pine Street

Providence Public Library

Architectural drawing of "Building for N.W. Aldritch," Pine Street, Front

Page 324, Bridge Street

Page 324, Bridge Street

Providence Public Library

Photographs of Tripp House at 22 Bridge Street and Boss House at 97 Bridge Street

Page 323, Broadway

Page 323, Broadway

Providence Public Library

Sketch of the Old Bull Mansion (1750?) and photograph of Popple at 1 Broadway

Page 321, Pennsylvania Avenue

Page 321, Pennsylvania Avenue

Providence Public Library

Image of the old Plymouth Congregationalist Church building with announcement of its recent purchase