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 254, Melrose Street

Page 254, Melrose Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping announcing the sale of the brick mansion at Melrose Street and Adelaide Avenue and photograph of 77 Melrose Street

Page 253, Weybosset Street

Page 253, Weybosset Street

Providence Public Library

Clippings with images of the Dwight Building and the Beneficent Congregational Church, with a close-up of the detail on the cupola.

Page 253, Orange Street

Page 253, Orange Street

Providence Public Library

Image of the Old Childs stable on Childs Street, since destroyed to make room for a garage

Page 253, Crary Street

Page 253, Crary Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping with a story about a "huge domed structure" at Hospital and Crary Streets and its likely destruction

Page 251, Meeting Street

Page 251, Meeting Street

Providence Public Library

Photograph of 134 and 151 Meeting Street, the latter the residence of a Professor Gorham

Page 251, Little Compton

Page 251, Little Compton

Providence Public Library

Clipping of a story in the Providence Sunday Journal (May 3, 1953) about the Ocean-Born Mary House

Page 251, Cranston Street

Page 251, Cranston Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping with story about the abandoned "mystery house" on Cranston Street being repurposed for business use

Page 250, Weybosset Street

Page 250, Weybosset Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping of the First Light Infantry on Weybosset Street in the early 1870s and a photograph of entertainment complex on Weybosset Street

Page 250, Meeting Street

Page 250, Meeting Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping featuring the Meeting Street School House and black and white photographs of stairways

Page 250, Cranston Street

Page 250, Cranston Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping of an image of Cranston Street-Roger Williams Baptist Church at 110 Cranston Street

Page 25, Providence

Page 25, Providence

Providence Public Library

Photograph of shops on Angell Street and a clipping announcing the sale of the residence at 303 Angell Street with plans of converting it into a dormitory for Bryant College

Page 25, Providence

Page 25, Providence

Providence Public Library

Clipping from "Now and Then in R.I." from 1948 featuring the Providence skyline from the top of the State House dome

Page 25, Elmgrove Avenue

Page 25, Elmgrove Avenue

Providence Public Library

Clipping of images of 715 and 43 Elmgrove Avenue and announcing sale of the latter

Page 25, Broad Street; Cabot Street; Angell Street

Photograph of the Benjamin B. Knight house and stable, erected c. 1862 in the rear of 347 Broad Street and of the barn built by Thomas Harris c. 1862 in the rear of his 210 Angell Street house

Page 25, Bristol

Page 25, Bristol

Providence Public Library

Clipping featuring image of The Lindens, home of Samuel P. Colt