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 69, Benefit Street

Page 69, Benefit Street

Providence Public Library

Images of Burnside House (circa 1850) at 314 Benefit Street and 316 Benefit Street

Page 69, Benefit Street

Page 69, Benefit Street

Providence Public Library

Images of the interior of the Nightingale house and exterior of 364 Benefit Street

Page 68, Olney Street

Page 68, Olney Street

Providence Public Library

Photograph of the stable built by E.E. White c. 1900 in the rear of his house at 214 Olney Street

Page 68, Market Square

Page 68, Market Square

Providence Public Library

Images of Market Square, including photographs taken circa 1924 and 1948

Page 68, Exchange Place

Page 68, Exchange Place

Providence Public Library

Clippings and postcards depicting the soldiers and sailors monument, the state of General Ambrose E. Burnside, and the waiting station in Exchange Place

Page 68, Benefit Street

Page 68, Benefit Street

Providence Public Library

Images of a door knocker, the exterior of 392 Benefit Street, and the Wm. Ashton, Jr. house (c. 1798) at 368 Benefit Street

Page 68, Benefit Street

Page 68, Benefit Street

Providence Public Library

Photograph of house at 309 Benefit Street and article from June 1940 announcing the sale of house at 296 Benefit Street and its impending conversion into apartment suites

Page 67, Exchange Place

Page 67, Exchange Place

Providence Public Library

Postcards of Union Station, with views of the state house and Burnside Monument

Page 67, Coventry

Page 67, Coventry

Providence Public Library

Images of the Waterman Tavern and the Lafayette House at Bowen Hill

Page 67, Benefit Street

Page 67, Benefit Street

Providence Public Library

Images of the John Innes Clarke house, where George Washington stayed on August 19, 1790.

Page 66, Princeton Avenue

Page 66, Princeton Avenue

Providence Public Library

Photograph of the Colonial-type stable erected by Webster Knight c. 1900 in the rear of 118 Princeton Avenue

Page 66, Exchange Place

Page 66, Exchange Place

Providence Public Library

Clipping with background about and photograph of Providence city hall, erected 1874-1878.

Page 66

Page 66

Providence Public Library

Images of two homes in Coventry, R.I., including the Nathanael Greene House in the village of Anthony.

Page 65, Providence

Page 65, Providence

Providence Public Library

Continuation of the article in The Netopian about the development of Providence's waterfront property

Page 65, Providence

Page 65, Providence

Providence Public Library

Spread of images, including the waterfront of 1867, the city center, and South Water Street from Market Square

Page 65, Providence

Page 65, Providence

Providence Public Library

Article from The Netopian about the development of Providence's waterfront property

Page 65, Exchange Place

Page 65, Exchange Place

Providence Public Library

Clipping detailing the occupants of the site of the Biltmore Hotel in 1915, testament to the emerging importance of the automobile

Page 65, Charlestown

Page 65, Charlestown

Providence Public Library

Clipping featuring an image of the Hannah Green House, which doubled as a post office for many years.