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 321, Church Street

Page 321, Church Street

Providence Public Library

Sketch of the Whitehorse Tavern (1730) and photograph of the Pitts Head Inn

Page 320, South Main Street

Page 320, South Main Street

Providence Public Library

Images of the interior and exterior of 50 South Main Street, the Rhode Island Hospital Trust building's first home

Page 32, Smith Street

Page 32, Smith Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping with image of Mother E.A. Whalen of Sacred Heart and two girls leaving mass

Page 32, Providence

Page 32, Providence

Providence Public Library

Image of stagecoaches and work horses passing through a railroad crossing

Page 32, Hope Street

Page 32, Hope Street

Providence Public Library

Three images of the Rockwell House at 610 Hope Street (Babbitt)

Page 32, Cole Avenue

Page 32, Cole Avenue

Providence Public Library

Photograph of the barn on the Francis S. Cole farm (c. 1870) located at 261 Cole Avenue

Page 319, South Main Street

Page 319, South Main Street

Providence Public Library

Images of 37 South Main Street in 1868, since removed, and Nicholas Brown Lane at 29 South Main Street

Page 318, South Main Street

Page 318, South Main Street

Providence Public Library

Image of College Street and Market Square in 1860 and photostat of The Abbott "Still" House, formerly on South Main and College Streets

Page 318, Parade Street

Page 318, Parade Street

Providence Public Library

Image of Parade Street Hospital, a private institution located opposite Dexter Training Ground

Page 318, Newport

Page 318, Newport

Providence Public Library

Photograph of Hammersmith Farm and postcard of Cliff Lawn Manor, the entrance to the Cliff Walk

Page 317, Newport

Page 317, Newport

Providence Public Library

Two photographs of the grounds at Hammersmith Farm

Page 316, South Main Street

Page 316, South Main Street

Providence Public Library

Photostat of an architectural drawing of the First Bank Building of the Providence Institution for Savings (1854)

Page 316, Park Street

Page 316, Park Street

Providence Public Library

Images of 90 and 112 Park Street, with the United Baptist Church in the background

Page 316, Newport

Page 316, Newport

Providence Public Library

Photograph of doorway at Newport Historical Society and clipping of a photograph of the Gibbs-Tillinghast House (1760)

Page 315, Newport

Page 315, Newport

Providence Public Library

Clipping featuring photographs of historic houses in Newport, including the Gibbs-Tuckerman-Garretson House, Vernon House, Robinson House, Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, and Banister House.

Page 313, Newport

Page 313, Newport

Providence Public Library

Page of "Old Time New England" including photograph of the entrance hallway of the Maudsley-Gardner-Watson-Pitman House

Page 312, Newport

Page 312, Newport

Providence Public Library

Page of "Old Time New England" including photograph of the front door of the Maudsley-Gardner-Watson-Pitman House

Page 311, Smith Street

Page 311, Smith Street

Providence Public Library

Images of the interior of the Zachariah Allen house (c. 1790) at 1093 Smith Street

Page 311, Orchard Avenue

Page 311, Orchard Avenue

Providence Public Library

Clipping announcing the sale of the house at 44 Orchard Avenue and photograph of the exterior of Temple Beth-El