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 266, Morris Avenue

Page 266, Morris Avenue

Providence Public Library

Images of the Morris Heights School for Boys and the Professor Bronson House

Page 265, Weybosset Street

Page 265, Weybosset Street

Providence Public Library

Clippings, photographs, and postcards depicting prominent features of Weybosset Street in downtown Providence

Page 265, Power Street

Page 265, Power Street

Providence Public Library

Full-color postcard featuring the John Brown house, built in 1786 by Joseph Brown, with accompanying article

Page 265, Narragansett

Page 265, Narragansett

Providence Public Library

Architectural drawings and continuation of the story about the Robinson Manor

Page 263, Weybosset Street

Page 263, Weybosset Street

Providence Public Library

Clippings and postcards featuring the Crown Hotel and announcing the arrangement of its sale to Marlowe, Incorporated

Page 263, Narragansett

Page 263, Narragansett

Providence Public Library

Clipping from a story in The American Architect (September 14, 1907) about the Robinson Manor, a "Narragansett Manor House"

Page 263, Custom House Street

Page 263, Custom House Street

Providence Public Library

Architectural drawing of the entrance hall and the elevator car of the Vaughan Building planned for Custom House Street

Page 262, Narragansett

Page 262, Narragansett

Providence Public Library

Clipping of a newspaper article entitled "These Plantations" detailing the story of Hannah Robinson

Page 262, Mill Street

Page 262, Mill Street

Providence Public Library

Photograph of the Sage Manufacturing Company building on Mill Street

Page 261, Planet Street

Page 261, Planet Street

Providence Public Library

Images of the house that now sits at 17 Planet Street, brought from Pawtuxet on a raft by Tristram Burgess

Page 261, Narragansett

Page 261, Narragansett

Providence Public Library

Clippings and photographs of the interior and exterior of the Rowland Robinson House (c. 1745) near Wickford

Page 261, Memorial Square

Page 261, Memorial Square

Providence Public Library

Photograph of Market Square circa 1938 and postcard of the World War I Memorial Monument erected in 1927, with view of the Masonic Temple and the State Capitol building in the background

Page 260, Plainfield Street

Page 260, Plainfield Street

Providence Public Library

Images of King Estate, including the original King House (c. 1712) and later additions (c. 1815 and later).